The Silurians are a fictional 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. 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 a large geological upheaval caused by the Earth capturing the Moon. While 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', while the 2010 episode "The Hungry Earth" introduced another, even more humanoid branch of the species. The taxonomical name for the species is never given; the term "Silurian", like several others given to the race, are human misnomers.
The Silurians Were Last Featured In The Doctor Who Series 5 Finale, The Big Bang, Where All The Monsters, Including The Silurians, Gang Up To Force The Doctor In The Pandorica. They Also Appeared In A Two Parter Episode (The Hungry Earth & Cold Blood) I Series 5, With New Looks.
Next Time: Zygons
The Silurians Were Last Featured In The Doctor Who Series 5 Finale, The Big Bang, Where All The Monsters, Including The Silurians, Gang Up To Force The Doctor In The Pandorica. They Also Appeared In A Two Parter Episode (The Hungry Earth & Cold Blood) I Series 5, With New Looks.
Next Time: Zygons