Gorn

The Gorn are a humanoid-like species of reptillian sentients native to the Beta Quadrant. The Gorn communicate through what many Humans describe as a snake-like hissing sounds; these are actually a structured language. The Gorn state is the Gorn Hegemony.

Gorn are a cold-blooded reptilian species with green, leathery skin and an average height of approximately two meters. They tend to be stronger than most humanoids. Their ears are simple holes on the sides of their skulls. Their mouths boast an impressive array of sharp, carnivorous teeth, and their hands and feet have vicious claws. They have a size and bite radius similar to the now-extinct velociraptors of Earth. Like most cold-blooded lifeforms, the Gorn are known to prefer warm temperatures. ("In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II" [ENT].)

Some humanoids underestimate Gorn because of an opinion that reptiles are somehow less evolved than mammals. This would be unwise; the Gorn are at least as intelligent as humans. ("Arena" [TOS].) According to Orion privateer Harrad-Sar in 2154, the Gorn "brew the finest Meridor in the five systems." ("Bound" [ENT].)