Silurians
The Silurians are a race of reptile-like humanoids in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The species first appeared in Doctor Who in the 1970 serial Doctor Who and the Silurians, and were created by Malcolm Hulke. The first Silurians introduced are depicted as prehistoric and scientifically advanced sentient humanoids who predate the dawn of man; in their fictional backstory, the Silurians went into self-induced hibernation to survive what they predicted to be a large geological upheaval caused by the Earth capturing the Moon. The Silurians introduced in the 1970 story are broad, three-eyed land-dwellers. The 1972 serial The Sea Devils introduced their amphibious cousins, the so-called 'Sea Devils'. The 2010 episode "The Hungry Earth" introduced a more human-like version of the species.Their warriors wear bug-eyed silver masks that perfectly fit their faces. Another name for the species is mentioned in passing by the Doctor as "Homo reptilia" in "The…more
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Doctor Who: The Silurian Gift
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2013
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Doctor Who and the Cave Monsters
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1974
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Doctor Who: Twelve Angels Weeping
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2018
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Doctor Who: Bloodtide
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2001
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Doctor Who: The Scales of Injustice
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1996
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Doctor Who: Blood Heat
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1993
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Doctor Who: Supremacy of the Cybermen
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2017
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Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep
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1984
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Doctor Who: The Glorious Dead
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2006
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UNIT: Assembled
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2017
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