In UF, they may well have a common ancestor, Vulcan/Romulan style.

--G.
"Don't even talk to me about those guys and their stupid compound eyes." "Those are goggles." "I said shut up."
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I tend to assume that those compound eyes were really intended to be actual compound eyes, because the Gorn are aliens, not dinosaurs.

I also find 'These are the Voyages' something of a relief, because it makes it clear that the whole series was an in-universe holonovel series, thus nicely explaining away all the plotholes.

“They planned their campaigns just as you might make a splendid piece of harness. It looks very well; and answers very well; until it gets broken; and then you are done for. Now I made my campaigns of ropes. If anything went wrong, I tied a knot; and went on.”
-- Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington

I don't know enough about Trandoshan reproduction* to comment on how exact the parallels might be, but something along those lines, perhaps.

--G.
* AND DON'T TELL ME, EITHER
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The football coach at New Texas A&M probably runs into similar problems a lot during his mid-game harangues.

"You guys call that a defensive line?! You're just milling around out there like cattle! Uh, no offense, Frank."

"Yeah, yeah."

--G.
"And if someone's ox is being gored - ... oh, for Christ's sake, Frank."
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To say nothing of the annual Thanksgiving game with the University of New Texas Longhorns.

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OK, so my memory is wired to remember old cartoons. *shrug*

There're a few other sci-fi western cartoons & anime from that era. Galaxy Rangers was probably the best (right, Phil?) but I have a soft spot for Saber Rider & the Star Sheriffs, simply because it gave Peter Cullen an excuse to do a John Wayne impression in the voice of Optimus Prime. :)

I could see Gryph using any of these... but probably not "The Wild West Cow boys of Moo Mesa" :D

Gee. Ya think? :p