Fearful peasants tell their children that when they hear great wings flapping quietly in the dark, it is the great bat, the camazotz. These terrifying creatures are native to the rainforests and lower mountainous regions in equatorial lands. The camazotz resembles a gigantic black bat with expansive membranous wings and an elongated head dominated by its oversized jaw. The creature has two sets of arm-like limbs, with one set extending from its upper torso and the other from its lower torso. These appendages end in humanoid-like hands bearing curved claws.