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Limusaurus
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Name:
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Limusaurus corrodomolluscus
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Abilities and Weapons:
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teeth, slime, swimming skills
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Occupation:
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Foraging mesopredator
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Home:
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Skull Island
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First Appearance:
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"The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island" (from 2005)
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Diet:
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Molluscivore
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Size:
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Length: 60-91 centimeters
Weight Estimated: 21-35 kilograms |
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Status:
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Probably survived Skull Islands destruction as they live in saltwater.
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The Limusaur, Limusaurus corrodomolluscus (meaning "Nibble-away-molluscs Slime-lizard"), is a strange, flabby, saltwater-dwelling, salamander-like temnospondyl from the coastlines of Skull Island. It measures 2-3 feet long (60-91 centimeters).
Facts[]
Clinging to the spray-lashed rocks with its broad, clawed feet was the peculiar, salamander-like Limusaur. Flabby amphibians, remarkably adapted to survive in the salty water, Limusaurs grazed the splash zone, scraping mussels and other shellfish from the rocks with their stone-hard teeth. The pudgy oddballs tore the entire shellfish loose from its anchorage in bunches and swallowed the shardy pulp, shell and all. Tough-walled guts protected them from the bite of the shells as they passed through.
Predators include Tartarusaurus.
Trivia[]
- In 2009, a herbivorous ceratosaur dinosaur was discovered and given the same genus name.
- Limusaurus might be one of the few non-flying creatures from Skull Island that would have survived the island's sinking without human intervention given its good swimming abilities and its resistance to saltwater.