Sketto

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Vicious, medium-sized flying reptomammals, skettos dwelled in the caverns of Tatooine. Only emerging when light conditions were at their lowest, these four-winged beasts possessed excellent twilight vision to assist in the consumption of airborne insects. Skettos fell into the reptomammal class, being warm-blooded and giving live birth to a single offspring at a time.

The most horrifying part of a sketto's life was its tendency to swarm with others of its kind to suck the blood of large, sleeping mammals. Their large, frightening teeth helped to puncture the toughest of hides, and legend had it that a sketto swarm could suck a sleeping dewback dry overnight. Despite being a reptomammal, they bled green blood.

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[edit] Behind the scenes

The name sketto was most likely made to resemble the word mosquito.

[edit] Appearances

• Star Wars Bounty Hunter (First appearance)
• Star Wars: Empire at War
• The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
• Tatooine Ghost (Mentioned only)

[edit] Sources

• The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide
• The Essential Atlas