Hunched Turtsnapper

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Hunched Turtsnapper
(Deinokoopasi bowser)
Artwork of Hunched Turtsnapper
Species is extinct.
18/118, replaced by descendant
Creator Hydromancerx Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Superclass
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Spondylozoa
Anisoscelida
Saurochelones
Dakochelones
Deinokoopasiidae
Deinokoopasi
Deinokoopasi bowser
Week/Generation 17/117
Habitat Yokto Beach, Yokto Temperate Forest, Yokto River, Yokto Marsh, Huggs-Yokto Savanna
Size 60 cm Tall
Support Unknown
Diet Omnivore (Crystalwalker Crystal, Crystalwalker)
Respiration Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Sexual, Two Sexes, Sticky Eggs on its shell


The hunched turtsnapper replaced its ancestor the turtsnapper in the Huggs-Yokto Savanna. It has specialized in eating the crystalwalker and the crystalwalker crystal. It has grown an extremely strong beak and neck muscles to bite through the hard crystals. It front legs are longer and can be used as hand to pry apart the crystals. It even as an opposable thumb in order to hold on to its prey better when it walks it "knuckle walks".

Its shell is lighter so it can run away from predators faster. Its top 3rd pair of eyes no longer see and have developed into a tympanic membrane that can pick up vibrations and primitive sounds. Males have their tympanic crests colored red-orange to help attract mates. Those which the larger, brighter crests are chosen.

Rather than depending upon water to lay their eggs they will lay their eggs on the outside of their shells. each egg is sticky and will stay stuck there until it hatches. When it hatches the eggs fall off and the babies run off. They are solitary creatures who only meet when mating. They do not raise their young. They also will dig burrows in the ground or take over abandon tunnels from other burrowing fauna.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
  • Shrogsnapper (order Dakochelones)
  • Grassland Lizatokage (class Saurochelones)