Takyslontus takydromus
Pressure from predation and competition influenced a group of T. panzerous to move to zone D. While their previous arboreal nature helped them survive in this jungle, they still needed to improve to get an edge in this competitive environment.
The obvious change is their extra long tail. A genetic mutation resulted in their tail growing to be ridiculously long. This, however, was beneficial, as the ancestor species used their prehensile tail to assist in climbing, as their arms were small and not excellent for climbing. Thus, this long, still prehensile tail makes climbing much easier. The tail is generally twice the length of the body, with the body being 10cm. (this makes them 1 foot long in total) They have also developed much stronger eyes, as this species is strictly nocturnal. During the day they hang from the branches of the megaplortatus species present in the zone, and at night they use their keen eyesight to forage for food.
They consume the leaves of any megaploratuses they can get their tails on. They will consume both living and dead material, however since they rarely visit the ground, they rarely run into dead material.
This species reproduces externally, however due to their arboreal lifestyle they had some trouble finding ideal locations to lay their eggs. Thus the eggs have developed a number of setae, so that they will stick securely to wherever they are laid. Thus, there is minimal risk of the eggs falling off the tree.
