Green Lizard

Green Lizards are one of the species of. They are the first Lizard the player may encounter, and the species spans many regions. Characterized by their lack of mobility and bigger size in comparison to other Lizards, they are hefty, durable, strong and slow.

Green Lizards have a 50% or 1/2 bite lethality rate.



Appearance
Green Lizards come in varying hues of green, ranging from lime to mint. They have black bodies which mostly feature short, stubby spikes or are otherwise plain. They are large and chubby, and have a unique alligator-like gait (pattern of walking). Unlike other Lizard varieties, their heads are completely rectangular and have horns which curl downwards, as well as sporting curved teeth.

Combat
Fighting Green Lizards tends to be fairly easy on level ground, a hit to the face with a piece of can stun and flip them over, exposing their soft flesh for an easy hit with a. Evading their charge is also simple - the long, obvious, and noisy hissing wind-up gives ample time to prepare for a well-timed jump, backflipping or even just climbing onto higher ground. They are slow, making it hard for them to flee and thus leaving them open to further attack. However, they do have a very strong bite, and can be dangerous if faced when ill-equipped. They also possess the second-highest health of any Lizard, and are capable of tanking many hits before dying - usually taking 5-10 spear hits to kill. After 3 hits they typically lose interest in pursuing prey and attempt to retreat to their den.

Stealth
Sneaking past Green Lizards is generally simple, as their line of sight often stays close to ground level. They tend to move in one direction continually, making it likely for them to bypass prey completely if they don't have reason to investigate its general area further - avoid jumping repeatedly or throwing objects in their presence if trying to avoid detection. However, they are not easily distracted once locked onto prey.

Evasion
Green Lizards are rather slow, and clumsy with their attacks, making it easy to jump over them during a charge or even outrun them in a straight line. However, their lack of mobility can also often be deceptive, as they make frequent use of warp dens to reach places seemingly inaccessible to them. When in doubt, it is safest to seek higher ground such as high ledges or poles. The easiest way to avoid them is to simply crawl underneath them through pipes, or climb around above them.

Charge Attack
Whilst most Lizards can charge at the player, Green Lizards have a special, stronger charge attack, signaled by a windup during which they hiss, before lunging forwards, biting anything that's in the way. However, Green Lizards often perform this attack even if they are on lower ground compared to prey, or may even charge off a ledge, to miss. When they miss, it disorientates them for a brief moment, leaving the Lizard vulnerable to a counter-attack. Green Lizards can charge much more frequently than other Lizard types.

Mass
Green Lizards are the heaviest variety of Lizard, making them immune to certain threats, like the bite of a Red Lizard. However, as displayed earlier, this weight is a terrible encumbrance and, above all else, comes at the cost of their ability to climb poles like all other Lizards.

Taming
Green Lizards have the lowest taming difficulty, typically requiring 1-2 feedings.

Once tamed, they attempt to follow the player around and fight off threats. However, due to their high rivalry rating, they are very aggressive towards any other Lizards, even other tamed Lizards. In particular, they hate and other Green Lizards. They are a very loyal and durable Lizard, and are very useful to tame despite their highly limited range due to their lack of mobility.

Relationships

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Note how Green Lizards are scared of Vultures despite that creature ignoring Greens, and also that they're more scared of regular Vultures than King Vultures, which do prey on them.

Variants & attributes
Like all other Lizards, Green Lizards can differ greatly from one another. Possible colors and features can include:

Colors: Lime, Forest Green, Olive Green, Green-Yellow

Bodily Features: Spikes, Frills, Feathers

Note that not all Lizards possess each of these features. For example, one Lizard may be olive green with no spikes, while a neighboring Lizard may be dark green with spikes on their tail. It's very difficult to find similar-patterned or similar-colored individuals.

Trivia

 * Green Lizards hunt and eat s as well as s.
 * The latter scenario is rather rare to come by, as Green Lizards do not spawn in any of the same campaigns that Strawberry Lizards can without lineaging.
 * Green Lizards have the second strongest base damage per bite and second highest health, the first in both categories belonging to the.
 * Green Lizards are equal in health to . The latter however has a much weaker bite damage.
 * Ironically, and unlike most other Lizards, Green Lizards are relatively fast swimmers and are much quicker over water, but are rarely found near it.
 * Green Lizards are very aggressive towards other Lizards, particularly other Green Lizards. This is due to their high "aggressive rivalry" stat, and they have the second highest inter-species aggressiveness in the game, beaten only by the Red Lizard.
 * Green Lizards are uniquely resilient to several threats.
 * They are immune to Red Lizard bites, which results in them sometimes successfully killing Red Lizards.
 * Tamed Red Lizards are able to attack Green Lizards without problems.
 * cannot eat Green Lizards.
 * s ignore them and s only pacify instead of scaring them.
 * Tamed Green Lizards can fight Vultures.
 * s and their masks interact with Green Lizards as normal.
 * Direct shocks do not harm them, however they can die from shocks in water.
 * They are immune to and strong enough to escape from s.
 * Hitting a Green Lizard with Rubbish while they are winding up for a charge attack can cause them to flip over and charge in the other direction.
 * Green Lizards tend to be lazy, and may let prey get close to them or jump on their backs without lunging.
 * Additionally, creatures that are directly in front of a Green Lizard's head cannot be bitten by them.
 * Green Lizards' visual radius is small enough that they are unable to see a crouching at all.
 * When falling, Green Lizards try to cling on to poles in an attempt to save themselves, despite being unable to climb poles.
 * Certain Green Lizards with high energy values may attempt to climb poles when chasing prey.