Island Hognewt

Island Hognewt
Creator	Spinoyonyx
Information
Status	Extant
Common Name(s)	Island Hognewt
Zones	5A
Roles	Base-Consumer
Classification
Genus	Aquerrasuchus
Species	Aquerrasuchus islasuchia
Evolution
Date	January 30th, 2022
Ancestor	Aquerrasuchus aquaticabetas
Descendants	No results

Evolved from Aquerrasuchus aquaticabetas, populations started to take advantage of many polyphs in zone 5A due to intraspecific competition. They adapted to the island habitat by having a slower growth rate to reduce the overpopulation from the lack of predators. They are bulkier allowing them to uproot polyphs more easily. These adaptations led to speciation.

Aquerrasuchus islasuchia grows to 2.5 feet living in the Exterpetra islands, they live near the coastline and in the flatlands so they are near a source of water. They feed on polyphs shorter than 4 feet by uprooting them to eat the leaves, they would eat the seeds off the vine, foraging the ground for seeds, or stripping the bark. These amphibious muscals live in groups of 1-4. Males will wrestle with each other using their tusks for dominance ending when one male gets injured and flees.

When breeding, males dig pits at the shoreline, requiring saltwater for egg incubation, and try to attract mates. Males would wrestle and compete with each other to gain a small territory to make their pits. They may try to take over other pools by wrestling and beating other males. Males use their sails to attract females in their pit of water. Once a male attracts a female, the pair would mate and lay up to 50-100 eggs and leave them. They hatch in about 3-5 days later, with small gills in their larval form and can fend for themselves. They will cannibalize each other to grow and develop terrestrial capabilities. The gills will be gone in 6 days and they will be ready to climb out on land. They reach maturity about 3 years after exiting the water.