Aquarian Lizard-Fox
The Lizard-Fox is the most common predator in the shallow waters and tidal zones of Allerias Beta. It swims through the shallow water catching fish-like life forms and combs the beaches and forest edges for unattended young of other creatures. They sometimes venture across the open ocean for new feeding grounds. This is extremely dangerous as they are a perfect snack for larger ocean predators. They have no immediate land predators, since their slimy skin is an unappealing meal. When it dies, scavengers have to wait until it dries out before they can eat it.
The Lizard-Fox mates with several partners each season, since it mates in water and the process can be tricky for conception. The mother has usually two babies per season, and more often than not, one dies before reaching maturity. It takes about half an Allerian year for the young to be strong enough to fend for themselves, and they are sexually mature at one year of age. Most females do not mate until they are about one and half years old, since birth can be dangerous for young females. The average life span for these creatures is five Allerian years, but they are capable of living ten. They often are killed in a cross-ocean journey, which tends to make misleading statistics.
Lizard-Foxes are about the size of a Labrador retriever. They weigh about 35 kilograms and are very nimble on land and in water. The gravity of the planet caused them to evolve very strong leg muscles in order to spring about on the land and stay afloat in the shallow water. The tides of the planets are what allow the Lizard-Fox to thrive. New food gets drawn onto the shore by these tides and always keeps them well-fed. They tend to move across the ocean to new feeding areas more for personal space than lack of food. They are generally tolerant of each other, but they get testy if there are too many crammed into one space. It can also get very unhealthy with their waste accumulating.
