Bronantus saharus
Descended from T. subterrania, these new creatures have spread into zone G. They now feed on D. flitzanius. To cope with the spiky leaves, their horns have grown in length, and their heads have developed a thick armor plating. The reasoning for this is that they use their horns to uproot the D. flitzanius and eat the water-rich roots. This usually leaves the plant to die, however the roots grow so large that one uprooted plant can feed dozens of these creatures for up to a week, and the parts of the roots that fragment out will usually stay underground and continue to grow, meaning the new plants will still survive. To help them uproot these deep roots, their arms have gotten much stronger. Their claws have also developed to have one larger and one smaller part so as to easily plant themselves into the ground while uprooting the plants for extra support. They retain their old fin structures, although they are less necessary as this species rarely digs anymore. They have simply adapted to tolerate and even thrive in the heat of the desert by their internal body temperature raising to match the external temperatures. To reproduce and protect their eggs, they lay their eggs, in batches of 6-10, in the leftover holes of the D. flitzanius they have uprooted. They mate once a year and they live around 2 years. They hatch at a size of only 5cm but can grow to be a max of 23.
