Salamandra

Salamandras are the apex predators on the planet Pyrovillia. Forty feet long and based predominantly from basalt compounds, they represent a very real danger to those visiting their homeworld.

Physiology
Salamandras resemble giant, stone-black lizards in form, with three reddish crystalline eyes at the front and sides of their heads. Six legs apiece allow Salamandras to run at great speeds, and their massive fangs are based off of metallic alloys.

Habitat
Salamandras, unlike their main prey of Column Creatures, live inland on the barren plains of Pyrovillia, only venturing to the shores on an occasional basis.

Behavior
Salamandras guard territories of many hundreds of miles, which they spend much of their time patrolling. There are near countless cases of unwary tourists being killed by the animals, particularly as they have proven almost impervious to many kinetic weapons. Lasers based on heat, similarly, have little effect on the creatures.