Green Lizard



The Green Lizard is one of the many species of lizard. They are usually the first lizard the player will encounter, and appear across many regions. Characterised by their lack of mobility and bigger size in comparison to other lizards, they are hefty, durable, and strong.

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

Appearance
Green lizards come in varying hues of green, ranging from lime to mint. They have black bodies which generally feature short, stubby spikes or are otherwise plain. They are large and chubby, and have a unique alligator-like gait. Unlike other lizard varieties, their heads are completely rectangular and have horns which curl downwards.

Combat
Fighting Green Lizards tends to be fairly easy on level ground, a hit to the face with a rock will stun and flip it over, exposing it's body. Evading their charge is also simple - a well-timed jump, backflipping or just climbing onto higher ground is more than enough to avoid it. 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 they manage to catch you without anything to defend yourself. Their lack of mobility can also often be deceptive, as they make frequent use of warp dens to reach places you might not expect them to be able to access. They also possess the second-highest HP of any lizard, and are capable of tanking a lot of hits before being defeated. After 3 hits with a spear, a Green Lizard will lose interest in pursuing the player and will try to retreat to its 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 you completely if they don't have reason to investigate your general area further - avoid jumping repeatedly or throwing objects in their presence if trying to avoid detection. However, they are not easily distracted once onto you.

Evasion
Green Lizards are rather slow, and clumsy with their attacks. The player can backflip over them during a charge or even outrun them in a straight line, provided you are conscious of their warp den locations. 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. Ironically, and unlike most other lizards, Green Lizards are relatively fast swimmers and are much quicker over water, but are rarely found near it.

Bugs & exploits

 * If you hit them with a rock while they are preparing for a charge attack and flip them over, they may charge in the other direction instead

Charge Attack
Like other lizards, Green Lizards have a special charge attack, signalled by a windup during which they hiss, before lunging forwards, biting anything that's in the way. However, Green Lizards will often perform this attack even if they are on lower ground compared to prey, or may even charge off a ledge, making them sure to miss. When they miss, it will disorientate them for a brief moment, leaving the lizard vulnerable to a counter-attack. Green Lizards can charge much more frequently than other lizard types due to their typical slow speed.

Taming
Green Lizards are easy to tame, typically requiring 2-3 Scavengers or Squidcadas.

Blue Lizards are the Green Lizard's favorite food. Feeding one to the lizard will be an instant tame unless your reputation is incredibly low, in which case it will require two.

Once tamed, the Green Lizard will attempt to follow you around and into your shelter. Like most lizards, it will guard you if you're in danger. However, due to their high rivalry rating, they will be very aggressive towards any other lizards, even other tamed lizards. In particular, they hate Cyan Lizards and other Green Lizards. They are a very loyal and durable lizard, and are very useful to tame despite their highly limited range.

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 its tail. It's very difficult to find similar-patterned or similar-colored individuals.

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Trivia

 * Green Lizards are the laziest lizards, often letting you jump on their backs or get fairly close to them without lunging.
 * Green Lizards are very aggressive towards other lizards. This is due to their high "Aggressive Rivalry" relationship with other greens in the code. This is the highest inter-species aggressiveness in the game.
 * Green Lizards have the second strongest base damage per bite and second highest health, the first in both categories belonging to the Red Lizard.
 * Green Lizards are uniquely immune to Worm Grass.
 * Green Lizards are totally immune to Red Lizard bites. This results in Green Lizards sometimes killing Red Lizards. However, tamed Red lizards will be able to attack green lizards without problems.
 * Green Lizards take no damage from direct Centipede shocks, however they cannot survive shocks in water like some larger predators.
 * Green Lizards are strong enough to escape a Pole Plant.
 * Green Lizards are able to fight Vultures when tamed, and deal significant damage.
 * However, Green Lizards will not attempt to fight King Vultures.