More Dinosaurs than Isla Nublar (okay, not really, PEACH)

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Microraptor is done. Just two of those little suckers is all it takes to take down a 1st level Wizard in the first round of combat.

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Epidendrosaurus
Diminutive Animal
Hit Dice: 1/2d8 (2 hp)
Initiative: +3
Speed: 20 ft., Climb 20 ft.
Armor Class: 19 (+4 size, +3 Dex, +2 natural), touch 17, flatfooted 16
Base Attack/Grapple: +0/-11
Attack: Bite +5 melee (1d6+1 damage)
Full Attack: Bite +5 melee (1d6+1 damage)
Space/Reach: 1 ft./0 ft.
Special Attacks: -----
Special Qualities: Lowlight vision, scent
Saves: Fort +2, Ref +5, Will +4
Abilities: Str 13, Dex 16, Con 10, Int 2, Wis 18, Cha 11
Skills: Climb +13, Listen +6, Spot +6
Feats: Alertness
Environment: Warm Forests
Organization: Solitary
Challenge Rating: 1/4
Treasure: None
Alignment: Always Neutral
Advancement: 1-2 HD (Diminutive)
Level Adjustment: -----

A small creature can be seen climbing in the branches above. What truly distinguishes this little dinosaur from the lizards surrounding it is its bright feathers and elongated third finger.

Epidendrosaurus is a small, raptor-like reptile adapted for arboreal life. It lives in the trees of the jungles, out of sight and reach of the large predators that prowl the forest floor. Epidendrosaurs have a most unusual trait, an elongated third finger used for climbing. It is twice the length of the other two fingers, but it is used as a delicate tool, and thus unusable in combat. Epidendrosaurs also have the bones of their jaws fused together, a trait also shared by Oviraptors, which allows them to bite down with the power of an animal several times larger than itself.

Combat
Epidendrosaurs rarely enter combat, as no predators can reach them and their prey are mundane insects. Still, territorial disputes do occur, and the resulting fights can become brutal as they try to kill one another with their vicious bone-crunching jaws.

As a Familiar
Epidendrosaurs are excellent familiars for wizards who are inclined to live by (or in) the massive trees in the jungles Epidendrosaurs inhabit. They grant their master a +3 bonus to Climb checks.