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I love how those eyes are arranged, not to mention the colors and pose!

I'm weirdly tempted to evolve a smaller split from this or one of its relatives...

That's an American Dragon: Jake Long reference in the name, isn't it? The art is very pleasant through its coloring, texturing, and pose.

Normally, scales on a mammaloid would require some explanation, but the lineage does have a long history of scales and scale-like spikes. The ancestor of its ancestor had scales on its belly, after all, and the Longjack also had subtler, pebbly scales on its belly. I recommend mentioning the long history of scales, spikes and scutes in Lutrasoricidae/tamjacks, and how its small body scales are simply an expansion of its ancestor's belly-scales.

It is very large. It might be useful to mention how much of its length is its tail.

Does it retain any vestige of its pouch?

Do its young have any predators? I figure Seashrogs and Wolvershrogs are some candidates. Great Leotams hunted its ancestor, but they don't seem to have overlapping habitats anymore.

Yes, the reference is intentional.

Seashrogs and wolvershrogs are extinct in its range this gen due to mangal sauceback larvae making their nests unsustainable.

I'll make other edits. It's meant to be double the length of its ancestor, but its ancestor was measured without its tail, so this is too.

Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?:y
Art clear?:y
Gen number?:y
All limbs shown?:y
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?:y
Realistic additions?:y

Name:
Binomial Taxonomic Name?:y
Creator?:y

Ancestor:
Listed?:y
What changes?:
External?: bigger, has a stiff mane that helps swim, covered in scales
Internal?: immune to aquatic crystal poison, rear gut fermentation
Behavioral/Mental?: omnivorous, swims left to right
Are Changes Realistic?:
New Genus Needed?: (If yes, list why)

Habitat:
Type?: 3
Flavor?: 2
Connected?: y
Wildcard?:

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: n
Within range?:y
Exception?:

Support:
Same as Ancestor?:n
Does It Fit Habitat?:y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: y elaborated
Other?:

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: n
Transition Rule?: y
Reasonable changes (if any)?:y, eats some meat now

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: y
Does It Fit Habitat?: y
Reasonable changes (if any)?:
Other?:

Thermoregulation:
Same as Ancestor?: n
Does It Fit Habitat?: y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y, LOSS OF FUR DESCRIPTION, and gigantotherm
Other?:

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?: y
Does It Fit Habitat?: y
Reasonable changes (if any)?:
Other?:

Description:
Length?: okay
Capitalized correctly?: yesss?
Replace/Split from ancestor?: split
Other?: the very basic same as ancestor, different from ancestor starts to the lines was nice and convenient.

Opinion: Approved

This post has been edited by colddigger: Oct 31 2022, 09:56 PM

Agreed