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[[Image:Shrotter Territory Map.PNG|thumb|left|The distribution range of the Shrotter on Glicker.]]
{{Species
|name = Shrotter
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|creator = Somarinoa
|image = shrotterconceptag.png
|extant = 1
|excause = gamma ray burst
|ancestor = River Shrew
|size = 1.28 m Long
|locomotion=Quadruped, Erect Legs, Tail-Powered Swimming
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|support = Endoskeleton (Bone)
|diet = Carnivore ([[Bristlesquid]], [[Fursquid]], very young [[River Shrew]], [[Spraying Silverling]], [[Swamp Hunter]])
|respiration=Active (Lungs)
|reproduction= Sexual, Two Genders, Live Birth, pouch & milk▼
|thermoregulation=Endotherm (Fur)
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|genus = Aquatherium
|species = protoneustes
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Having survived the [[Shrew Plague|shrew plague]] unaffected and unhindered, the [[River Shrew|river shrews]]
Their snout is now longer and thinner, and full of teeth that have become long and fang-like, to better suit catching the slippery-skinned filtersquids, the [[
Due to their increased survivability in the water, they have distanced themselves from their ancestors, and now dig their burrows underwater. Because the mud below the water's surface has a weaker consistency
▲Their snout is now longer and thinner, and full of teeth that have become long and fang-like, to better suit catching the slippery-skinned filtersquids, the [[Bristlesquid]] and the [[Fursquid]], that inhabit the area. On the tip of this tweezer-like snout, the nostril area has become bulbous, allowing them to breathe at the surface without ever revealing itself above water. Also to aid in hunting its prey, it has become longer and more flexible, almost serpentine in appearance. The toes on the hind legs are now significantly more webbed, with longer toes, and the claws on these same feet have all but disappeared, as they no longer serve any real purpose. An extra toe has also grown thanks to polyphylangi; however, this toe remains miniscule and unused.
▲Due to their increased survivability in the water, they have distanced themselves from their ancestors, and now dig their burrows underwater. Because the mud below the water's surface has a weaker consistency then that on land, they will support the den's tunnel by stealing a [[Runanchor]]'s stolon-crystals, to embed into the mud as they work on digging it out. Without opposable thumbs, they've been required to instead bite through the stolon's thin stalk to get the crystals; this is done by having a few of their back teeth remain regular and sharp, having not thinned out over time. Even with this, it generally takes a Shrotter a few tries to successfully cut a stolon off.
Although the burrow entrances are below water level, the lairs within certainly are not, and many times are lined with
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