Swamp-wing
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Swamp-wing is a fictional species of frog that was created for Peter Jackson's 2005 film King Kong, but that did not make it into the film. However, they were documented as real organisms on Skull Island in The World of Kong.
Name
The name Swamp-wing is a reference to the fact that the Xampoteryx lives in the swamp and has wings.
Apperance
Swamp-wings were odd, tadpole-like black frogs with bulbous eyes, bat-like wing membranes surrounding their bodies, and serrated jaws that created the illusion of teeth. Because of their flight adaptation, Swamp-wings' back legs were abnormally small, and as such their jumps were only used as takeoffs for their gliding.
Ecology
. All of the Xampoteryx species was wiped out in a 1948 earthquake caused the entire island to sink into the ocean.
References
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