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Aetherclepthis eres; Master Air Thief
Topic Started: Jun 2 2013, 03:44 AM (153 Views)
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Genus: Aetherclepthis
Species: eres
Name means: Master Air Thief

Stats:
Average size: 5-6 feet long, 3-4 feet tall at the neck
Average weight: 20-30 pounds
Notable features: Long neck held in S-Shape, Elongated fifth finger that forms a small wing
Location: Patagonia, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile
Temporal Range: 178 MYA- 173MYA

Description:
Rusty red body, with an orange back and tail. Dark red stripes on the neck, back and halfway down the tail, with the rest of the tail dark red with the red orange forming a tiger stripe pattern. Face is completely dark red. On males there are also a pair of tear drop shaped orange markings around the eyes. Front of the thigh shares the orange as well.
Body is covering by small tightly packed scales, with small flattened scutes along the back and tail. The scutes along the tail slowly raise with each scute, forming a small ridge on the tip, which is used in steering while gliding. Fifth finger on each hand is elongated, each about a foot in length, with a large membrain running from the tip of it to the bottom of the thigh. First and fifth toes on each foot are reduced, leaving the second through forth as the main toes. The other two are largely useless, except when climbing. Neck is elongated and held in an S shape. Venom sacks are still present, but largely reduced. Head is still triangular, but becoming more elongated, reflecting it’s increased diet of fish.

Facts:
One of the two basal members of the true dracosuchids, Aetherclepthis represents the branch that will eventually give rise to the coast dwelling species, the other species, Silvadon, representing to more arboreal species.
Aetherclepthis hunt alongside rivers and streams, searching for fish and insects. Like its ancestors, they are antisocial, thought mostly the males to each other. Males will form small harems of females, usually 4-5 females, and hold a stretch of river and the surrounding area of about 10-15 square miles. The males will mate with all of them, although they have one “alpha” female that will stay with the males, as opposed to the other females which will scatter over the territory. The alpha female is usually the first female that mated with the male. Young gestate inside the female for around 4 months, before she lays a clutch of 20-30 eggs. The eggs then incubate in a nest of leaf litter for another 3 months, then hatch. Young stick to the forest, sticking together until they are a few months old, before going their separate ways.
Edited by Jack Frost, Jan 30 2014, 10:12 PM.
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