Yoda's species

The unnamed sapient alien species to which jedi master Yoda belonged. These are short, green colored humanoids with pointy ears and three clawed fingers on their hands. The number of toes they have on their feet is not clear, as they have been depicted with three, four or five toes on different occasions through the years. Their average lifespan seems to be of hundreds of standard years. Yoda himself died at the age of 900. Their sharp teeth clearly indicate a carnivorous diet. They feel confortable on swamps and similar environments, possibly indicating that they originated on a swamp planet, which some believe to be Dagobah, Yoda's residence in the original Star Wars trilogy. Members of this species have green leathery skin and small quantities of hair on the head. They also have green blood, a characteristic shared with Vulcans, Melmacians and other well known extraterrestrial species.