This hatchling appears to be... dead?

Perhaps not. It seems to be active during the night.

Young dragons are relatively defenseless. They are born with relatively soft scales, which are shed and replaced with harder ones as the hatchling matures. Once a hatchling’s wings grow in, it typically marks the beginning of maturation. At this point they are often capable of hunting on their own and are usually left alone by their mother.

NyteFangs is a devious and mysterious Vampire dragon. He came into this world after his egg was bitten by another Vampire dragon. He tumbled out of the egg a bloodthirsty youngling, and slunk away to hide until nightfall, when he ventures out to seek his prey.