Originally from British heraldry, they were later adopted as a species by fantasy games and percolated into the broader fantasy genre from there. They're weaker and stupider than other kinds, and usually considered a "lesser" form of dragon. Wyverns: Two legs, two wings, usually but not always some kind of stinger.These are largely a formalized version of medieval Germanic and Scandinavian dragons. Usually depicted as more primitive and brutish than other kinds. Lindwurms/Lindworms/Lindorms/Linnorms: Very snakelike, with only two forelimbs.They're typically the most intelligent and benevolent kind. In fantasy settings where Asia isn't a thing, they're usually called Eastern dragons, longs, lungs or loong. Asian dragons: The kind from East Asian myth, with serpentine bodies, four or more legs, manes and whiskers, and usually no wings.Otherwise, they're typically referred to as true, Western or European dragons. Depending on how the work in question classifies things, these may be the only ones actually called "dragons". True/Western/Common Dragons: The Western European kind, with four legs, two wings and (usually) fiery breath.Some works specifically root these distinctions in the number and kind of the creatures' appendages this is not universal. Many of these originate from the depictions of mythological dragons used in specific historical areas or from unrelated mythical beings, while others are taken from heraldic systems and others still were created more or less from whole cloth in modern fantasy fiction. There are many different ways to sort types of dragons, and no two works use all the same variants or define them in precisely the same way, but certain kinds tend to turn up more often than others. Some works dodge this issue by including a greater variety of dragons, including many different dragon appearances, characterizations and dispositions within a single work, and define all the different varieties as being distinct and distinctive strains, breeds or species that coexist in the same setting.
Our Dragons Are Different, often very much so, and sometimes choosing a specific type from all the variety, or discarding all the others, is hard.
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