Venenobucca

Genus Name: Venenobucca

Common Names: Trench Gator, Snaggletooth Salamander, The Snapping Frog Family's New Rival

Species Count: 3

Size: 310 cm

Ancestor: Fallandrus (Trenchcoat Salamander)

Diet: Anything that moves and fits in it's mouth. Notably, those that live in Meuse will both prey on, and on are eaten by, Meuse Giant Salamanders.

Habitat/Range: 1 species lives in ponds in Meuse, another lives at the coast of Meuse, and another lives at the coast of Lepido.

Creator: @memebird

Description: This flattened, toothy salamander is a prime example of convergent evolution! They initially evolved on Meuse, where the small ponds had no members of the Snapping Frog family in their waters. However, the Trench Gator's jaw is not nearly as strong as the Snapping Frog's and sometimes it's prey escapes it's grasp- to counter this, these animals are actually venomous. Large sacs on the animal's cheeks are where the venom is produced and stored- it is injected via specialized teeth at the rear end of the Trench Gator's mouth. The two ocean dwelling species compete heavily with Oceanic Snapper frogs, but are still, unlike that more specialized animal, still tied to the coast to an extant.