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Unnamed (ID: g1yz)

Male Obsidian Dontorex
Creature Info
Owner: Daybreak
Species: Dontorex
Sex: Male
Personality: Anxious
Origin: Captive Bred (G3)
Born: January 19th, 2022, 1:56 PM
Stage: Adult
Rarity: Scarce
Chroma: ObsidianObsidian

Species Notes

Grouping: Reptilian, Mammalian

The Dontorex is a frightful, chimeric therapsid and an aggressive predator. A known maneater, it is one of many reasons why exploration of Crop Circle Canyon was delayed. Dontorexes are highly solitary, coming together only to mate and then going their separate ways; a non-mating encounter between two adults is a violent affair. The gaping jaws on their tails allow them to swallow prey much larger than they would normally seem to be able to; much like a snake's, these jaws can unhinge to accommodate for wider animals. Though large prey can make a Dontorex's stomach distended, the acid found in their digestive tract dissolves everything in mere hours. It typically swallows its prey alive and whole.

Though the creature's head is smaller than its tail, a Dontorex will drink and eat smaller prey with the mouth found on its head. This predator has keen eyesight and sense of smell, and its short crest hides its ears from view. Scales cover its back and about a third of its tail, but the rest of the animal is covered in short fur. Its tail-mouth has incredible bite strength but little ability to pierce or tear; the eight "teeth" it has are in fact adapted scales to hold struggling prey in place. The strength of these jaws can cut off both airflow and circulation, causing the prey to pass out so that the Dontorex can swallow it more easily.

Artwork: Keileon


Ancestry

Unnamed
Female Sapphire Dontorex
Captive Bred (G2)
Lazy
Female icon Sapphire Chroma
Unnamed
Female Sapphire Dontorex
G2(Captive Bred)
Female icon
Sapphire Chroma
Unnamed
Male Purple Dontorex
Captive Bred (G2)
Playful
Male icon Purple Chroma
Unnamed
Male Purple Dontorex
G2(Captive Bred)
Male icon
Purple Chroma
ID: 6W467
Playful

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Offspring

Female Ruby DontorexID: k-NA

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