Beach Thumbwalker

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Beach Thumbwalker
(Xenochiros litus)
Artwork of Beach Thumbwalker
Species is extant.
Creator Solpimr Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Superclass
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Spondylozoa
Anisoscelida
Saurochelones
Acanthomoi
Xenocheiridae
Xenochiros
Xenochiros litus
Week/Generation 26/164
Habitat Fermi Temperate Coast, Fermi Temperate Beach
Size 50 cm long
Primary Mobility Unknown
Support Endoskeleton (Bone)
Diet Adults; Omnivore (Sapworms, Vermees, Sapshrooms, Minikruggs, Parasitic Floats, Silkruggs, Nectarworm, Coastal Nectarworm), Frugivore (Branching Bonespire nuts, Mainland Fuzzpalm berries, Fuzzpile berries, Qupe Tree fruit), Larva; Omnivore (Grabbyswarmers, Miniwhorls, Minifee, Marbleflora, Redmosses, Orangemosses, Testudiatoms)
Respiration Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Sexual, Two Sexes, Frog-like Eggs Laid into the sea
Descendant of Ancestor of

The beach thumbwalker has split from its ancestor, and moved onto the temperate beach and coastal regions of Fermi. Unlike their ancestor, they lay their eggs directly into the sea rather than into cryobowls. Newly hatched larva feed on microflora such as redmosses, orangemosses, and testudiatoms. As they age they feed on progressively larger food. Although they aren't as closely associated with the beach colonystalks as their ancestors were with the original colony stalks, they retain the ability to safely enter the colonies to feed and take shelter from predators.

Beach thumbwalkers are semi-arboreal, climbing large flora in search of food. Like their ancestor, they have an unusual arrangement of fingers with the outer digit being larger and facing inwards which lets them grasp the stalks of large flora.

While they are most common on the beach they are also present in the coast itself, where the adults climb on the bonegroves. Thick skin on the inner surface of their outer grasping fingers allows them to climb the bonegroves in spite of their defensive spines. They also occasionally dwell in mangrovecrystal colonies, but they are less common there as their camouflage is ineffective against the red roots and yellowish bark.