Mudscale Shieldnewt
- Ancestor: Amfivioslontus megaloceros
- Zone: 22 and C
- Size: 24-30 cm (The lack of competition for its prey items allow it to sustain a bigger body size which is useful to help fending off predators)
- Reproduction: A. lutosquama’s ritual is the similar to its ancestor’s. The buried nests are made near the shores, where they are guarded by the parents. Pairs mate for life and take care of the young until they are ready to fend for themselves.
- Food/sustenance: T. paratiritis, T. epipediceratos, X. quadrambiguus, A. mikrapodia and occasional polyphs from zone 22
- Predators: Thalassaraptor ptisipteryx
- Description:
Adaptations: A. lutosquama evolved to live in zone 22, preying on the aquatic and semiaquatic oslontids living there. Because of the lack of competition, the species has expanded all around zone 22, catching and swallowing their prey with their longer snouts which allow them to more easily snatch them. They also occasionally consume the polyphs of zone 22 to complement their diet. They have developed a leathery throat, similar to that of a pelican, where they will keep prey to then feed their offspring. Although they aren’t the most capable swimmers, they are still able to cross the deeper zones of zone 22 without much trouble. Their muscular hindlimbs allow them to sometimes stand on them, adopting a pose similar to an upright standing bear, to then jump forward to catch prey in a similar motion to foxes hunting in the snow. The brown scales help providing camouflage from predators from above. To improove this camouflage, A. lutosquama covers itself in mud from the bottom, which hides the bright headscales used in mating. The individuals will clean themselves once the mating ritual starts to show these scales.
