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How to separate male and female members of a "lizard like" species

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The Gaals are a satient humanoid race, of magic origin. They were created by the last of the dragons as a legacy of his race to the world. They are humanoid, but with no hair and scales all over their body (think something like pogonas)

The thing is, how to "realistically" convey sexual dimorphism in a lizard/dragon-like species? The idea of females having breast just sound really wrong, as they are nothing like mammals. Even though the Gaal were magically created by a superior being, I'd like that them would at least look and sound believable, and breasts are just the opposite.

Would it make sense that the females of the species would exhibit colored or oddly shaped scales around the body?

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