Sagan 4 Forum [Menu]

So, what is the scientific name of the Crowned Treeshrog?

Ah my apologies, I must have copied an out of date draft. Scientific name added

The species form is:

(name)
Creator:
Ancestor:
Habitat:
Size:
Support:
Diet:
Respiration:
Thermoregulation:
Reproduction:

The order matters.

Ah okay, my mistake. I have reformatted it. Is there a specific place that week/Gen goes, or is that just implied by how all submissions are for Gen 165?

You put the gen in the image and the post title, it isn't needed otherwise

Here's a quick response. I'll go over the rest later.

The perspective of the hand looks off. Adjusting it slightly up and to the right should help. The leg musculature and joints is also a little hard to read: it's like the foot is splayed away from the belly. Assuming even ground, the leg farther away from the viewer is also slightly too far up, or more widely-spaced than its small size would suggest. The shape of the tip of the tail suggests it's laterally flattened, like a sea snake's tail, but it's probably meant to be a roughly circular diameter, like a lion's tail.
Generally, sizes are listed without resorting to beginning with a zero. Some exceptions are organisms about 0.5 cm/5 mm in size, although that might have been just Beta. Listing it as 60 cm is more appropriate.

Are its forelimbs well-proportioned for knuckle-walking? Wouldn't palm-walking make more sense?

I think the anatomy is suitably readable.

Edited the description a bit. Do you folks really think I should edit the picture? I must admit I am still not the most skilled artist, but I can try to fiddle with it if need be.

QUOTE (Changeling @ Oct 7 2021, 06:07 PM)

Edited the description a bit. Do you folks really think I should edit the picture? I must admit I am still not the most skilled artist, but I can try to fiddle with it if need be.

I do think it could use some markings on the head, as it looks odd being purely purple.

Good news, I figured out how to slightly rotate parts of an image. I have edited the picture, gave the Treeshrog some markings, tried to angle some of its details better, fixed the patterns on the limbs, and thankfully I was reminded it needs whiskers. Big thanks to everyone on the discord for giving me advice.

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?: Smaller, more "horns", more bipedal, bigger head
• Internal?: Bigger brain
• Behavioral/Mental?: Tree climbing, hierarchy, additional calls, throwing things

Are Changes Realistic?: Y
New Genus Needed?: N

Habitat:
Type?: 2/2 (temperate and montane)
Flavor?: 1/3 (woodland)
Connected?: Y
Wildcard?: N/A

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: N (smaller)
Within range?: Y
Exception?: N/A

Support:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: Should be "bone", not "bones" (the parenthetical is for the material)

Diet:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Transition Rule?: N/A
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Shifted to terrestrial food

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Thermoregulation:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: N/A

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: N/A
Other?: I suggest mentioning the milk, as is standard for shrews

Description:
Length?: Y
Capitalized correctly?: Y
Replace/Split from ancestor?: Split
Other?: N/A

Status: Approved