Agnaktor Ecology

Disclaimer: This is merely a plausible explanation for the monster(s) in this article, and should not be considered canon.

In-Game Description
Also knowns as fire-pike wyverns, Agnaktor use their tough snout and great strength to burrow through rocks... and sometimes even the cave ceilings. encrusted with hardened lava that can be soften from the heat when they spit magma or burrow.

Taxonomy
Agnaktor is a Leviathan, closely related to Lagiacrus and the Royal Ludroth.

Habitat Range
Agnaktor is found exclusively in the Volcano. It is highly adapted to life there, and is totally at home amongst the lava pits and rocky slopes.

Ecological Niche
Agnaktor is at the top of the foodchain in the Volcano even though, like Lagiacrus, it competes with Rathalos. It is large enough to prey on any Herbivore it comes across, and is more than capable of fending off an aggressive Rathalos or Uragaan with its powerful Heat Beam and strong physical attacks. It would also be capable of at least driving away a wandering Deviljho, provided it was weak or injured. Being that Agnaktor lives in a different volcanic zone from both Lavasioth and Akantor, it can be a lava swimming top predator just like both.

Biological Adaptations
Agnaktor has developed the remarkable ability to swim through lava, meaning it can both sneak up on prey and escape from a more powerful enemy. Its snout is so powerful that it can use it to burrow straight through hard volcanic rock at incredible speeds, and even launch itself into the 'ceiling' of an area. It is also capable of producing a very powerful Heat Beam, which it can manoeuvre a full 360 degrees. The Agnaktor's skin is coated with lava, which hardens into a thick armor of rock, earning them the title "crimson armor." However, when the Agnaktor touches the lava again, or fires off one of its devastating beams, its skin becomes soft again.

Behaviour
Agnaktor is reasonably aggressive, challenging all others that encroach on its habitat, due to the fact it has no natural predators. It can attack directly, using its great strength and powerful bite, or it can launch an ambush attack from either the lava or below the solid rock floor. An Agnaktor's beak is more than capable of slicing through rock, so a strike from underneath doesn't give the target much hope of survival. Agnaktor and its younger counterparts both snap their beaks in a manner that may suggest it is how they communicate with one another.