Eel Lizard

Eel Lizards are a type of semi-aquatic variant introduced in  Downpour. They can be identified by their long spiny tail and slender frame, being the second aquatic lizard, with Salamanders being the first. Eel Lizards inherit various qualities from the latter.

Appearance
Eel Lizards are an aquatic, rather long lizard. They possess a green or turquoise oval-shaped head, with small spines appearing from behind its neck. The Eel Lizard has a distinctively slender, lengthy tail that moves in a wave-like pattern while swimming. The tail is adorned with various spines, coloured dependant on the distinctive hue of each individual Eel Lizard. These spines flare outward once immersed underwater.

The Eel Lizard inherits similar facial features to Salamanders, exhibiting the more narrower facial traits. Another unique feature of Eel Lizards is that they only possess two legs, unlike most others which have four. These qualities make Eel Lizards agile when immersed in water, though is also detrimental to its survival upon land.

Combat
Eel Lizards tend to lurk like Salamanders which can make them very difficult to distinguish underwater, but the glow of one's head can give away its location. They are often lethal to a in water, who by comparison lacks a lot of combat mobility. Fighting them in water is very dangerous, as all weapons underwater quickly lose their velocity and cannot be used beyond short distances. Attempting to lure one out of the water to strike it may be difficult, but rewarding due to their inherent vulnerability upon land.

Despite being slower and clumsier on land, they are able to crawl on backgrounds similarly to s, which makes them a formidable threat even if not submerged. can be used to flip them over, exposing their soft body for a hit with a. They take about 3-4 Spears before they die.

Stealth
Eel Lizards don't have great vision or hearing when a creature is on land, so avoiding entering bodies of water near them is recommended if possible. It is possible to throw an object or creature in the water to distract them or make them leave a specific area, allowing passage through pipes that were previously blocked by them.

Evasion
Eel Lizards are nimble in water and can quickly close the distance between them and their prey. They have trouble precisely biting s, so using sharp maneuvers or jumping on the surface of the water is an effective way to dodge and get past them entirely. They cannot catch up to Slugcat when on land, but while in the water are one of the few creatures that move faster than Slugcat does.

Swimming
Eel Lizards are able to breathe and dive underwater similarly to the. They remain stationary underneath bodies of water, but immediately lunge at any creatures that fall in, surprising them with their quick reaction time and mobility.

Eel Lizards are much more mobile in comparison to the Salamander, capable of closing the distance between either prey, or easily evading predators such as the, though this comes at the cost of their agility upon land, meaning they oftentimes do not persist a pursuit above land.

Water Vision
Another quality shared by Salamanders is its proficient vision underwater, enabling Eel Lizards to more easily track prey. Though, likened to its swimming capabilities, this quality is deducted upon land.

Wall Crawl
Eel Lizards can crawl upon walls, though they very rarely use this capability due to them being most prominently underwater, neither is this quality important due to their sluggish nature on land. Though, this wall crawl can prove to aid traversal in water, or capturing prey near water.

Taming
Eel Lizards are moderately difficult to tame, needing 2-4 feedings.

Eel Lizards are most helpful within aquatic areas, as their adept capability of swimming allows them to traverse aquatic areas with ease, accommodated by their ability to climb walls, which enables them to traverse in between various regions. It should be noted that having an Eel Lizard as a companion is risky, as the lizard is commonly inept at combat. Their clumsy biting can make certain combat with lizards possibly fatal, dependant on the variant, meaning that the player should attempt to prevent any unneeded skirmishes, unless integral to survival.

Trivia

 * Eel Lizards are one of few lizard variants that do not predate upon the.
 * Killing an Eel Lizard will not give progress towards the Dragon Slayer Passage.
 * The Eel Lizard is amongst the batch of lizards newly added to Downpour.
 * These additional lizards include the and the.


 * This also includes the.