Tejdaw

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Tejdaw
(Tejdawus primus)
Main image of Tejdaw
Species is extinct.
26/162, replaced by descendant
Information
CreatorHydromancerx Other
Week/Generation26/161
HabitatDixon-Darwin Desert, Dixon-Darwin High Desert, Vivus High Desert, Darwin Plains, Dixon-Darwin High Grassland, Vivus High Grassland, Darwin Chaparral, Dixon-Darwin Rocky, Vivus Rocky, Raptor Volcanic, Vivus Volcanic
Size3 m Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportEndoskeleton (Bone)
DietCarnivore (Neoshrew, Barkback, Lizatokage, Thin Lizatokage, Fat Lizatokage, Egg Lizatokage, Xatagolin, Xatakpa, Binsnoo, Sitting Dundi, Handlicker Dundi, Dardiwundi), Scavenger
RespirationActive (Lungs)
ThermoregulationMesotherm
ReproductionSexual, Two Sexes, Live Birth
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Superclass
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Spondylozoa
Anisoscelida
Saganophidia
Turrinares
Tejdavidae
Tejdawus
Tejdawus primus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The Tejdaw split from its ancestor, the Proto-Tejdaw. It moved from the Vivus Tundra to the arid areas of Dixon, Darwin and Vivus. There it adapted to being a predator of small fauna. Its body is now longer and thinner to help it slither through the sands or around rocks. Its head now has all its sensory organs in one spot to help it pinpoint prey. This 6 eyes are all lines up on the top of its head for a complete 360 degree view. And its chin-spikes have grow into long thin whiskers which it uses to sense sound vibrations. They both allow them to feel their surroundings at night but work as a very primitive ear.

Its skin is yellow to blend in with the golden soil of Darwin, but regional sub-species will be more pale to blend in with the white soil of Dixon or darker to blend in with the black soil of Vivus. Like their ancestors their skin is like chainmail and helps protect it from larger predators. However they are much more agile now and can typically slither away quickly from larger predators. They are also semi-warm blooded and can better regulate their temperature. However their arid lifestyle helps heat their bodies anyways.

After mating it take only about 3 months for gestation. They have live birth to around 5 to 8 offspring. The offspring are not cared for and must fend for themselves scavenging on carrion until they are large enough to hunt. Most do not make it to adulthood.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
  • Mothhead (genus Tejdawus)
  • Magestaff (family Tejdavidae)
  • Stowaway Harmbless (order Turrinares)