Manticore

This is a Manticore, a legendary creature with the body of a red lion, a human face with three rows of teeth and a trumpet type of voice. Other aspects include horns, dragon like tail, scorpion like tail or a tail with poisonous spines that can paralyze and kill its victims.

Manticore had its origin in Persia. Where it was called "man-eater", "martya" meaning man and "xwar" meaning to eat. The Greek translated it to Mantikhoras, then the Romans to Mantichora . In English they are Manticore.

The Greek Philosopher Ctesias, when he presented his notes in India to the Persian King.

Now, the natives of South-East Asia says that there's a Manticore living in amongst thick tall trees. It has ability to kill a person with a single scratch. When people go disappearing, the Manitcore is usually blamed.