Having seen kimono dragons personally, I am amazed at how close your jungle dwelling lizards are in shape and form. Did you digitally scan them in somehow or are they the work of a talented 3D artist?
The models don’t seem distorted in shape at all. I guess I don’t know enough about the process. I would think if you just add a Texture of the “Kimono” to a Croc Model it would look weird. Wide head, tail shaped wrong. Shrugs.