Monzard

The Monzard is a fictional species living on the fictional exoplanet of Astakos IV.

The following physiological description has been made by the first human settlers: - A T-shaped head, not unlike a hammerhead shark, that seems to be able to swivel around 200 degrees in each direction. The eyes, globulous in appearance, shows horizontal pupils that indicates its position in the local food chain as a prey rather than a predator. - Its mouth seems to be filled with flat-shaped rows of teeth, hinting towards a herbivorous ecological niche. -The dorsal spine presents an additional bone outgrowth in the first vertebrae below the neck, creating a prehensile tail that seems nimble enough to grab onto branches, plants, and fruits. -The skin is somewhat akin to a lizard with scales, but the overall body shape reminds of Earth amphibians.

Little is yet known about the Monzard's social and mating habits. In terms of foraging, it seems to favorize eating roots, fruit sand bark like the Senzum, the Nimlot, the Lathantium and the Whean.