Black Lizard



Black Lizards, also known as Mole Lizards, are pitch black pole-climbing lizards with small white whiskers and a gray head, and little variation in appearance between individuals. They move and hunt in the darkest regions of the world using only sound and touch.

Black lizards can be found in Subterranean, Filtration System and Shaded Citadel.

Advanced Hearing
Since Black lizards are blind, they cannot see, but they can hear very well. Areas where they appear tend to be very cramped and as such it’s very easy to make accidental sounds. When a lizard hears a sound, it’s normally black head will light up and it will quickly head towards the source. If the creature it heard is gone, it will begin to search around the nearby area for any trace of it.

Combat
Very easy to kill, they can take up to three spears but are very sluggish. They have very poor bite success percentages and homing abilities, but their low aggressiveness minimizes the chance one will save you from the jaws of another. The real threat is a group of them cornering you on either side in a pipe, where a rock is less likely to flip one over. Be aware that killing a Black lizard in a pipe requires it to be retreating from you, as its head will protect it from any lethal blows.

Stealth
Easy to stealth by them provided they are not crawling towards you by default. Going into a tunnel either above or below the direction they're headed is enough to avoid them, so long as you don't jump too much or throw anything. In the latter case, making sure you stay quiet will mean they'll just swarm to the spot that they last heard you, as Black Lizards don't enjoy chasing their prey.

Evasion
Easy to evade, provided you're not cornered. They will go in the direction they last heard you, so crawling down or up or to a side and just getting out of their way allows you to avoid them pretty easily. They're also quite slow and can only change elevation by climbing through pipes or along poles, so tunnel-dashing in vertical pipes can be effective. If one is heading your way, you can also throw a rock or spear in a different direction to distract it.

Taming
Easy to tame, it takes feeding them about 4-5 lantern mice or scavengers and will follow you into any pole-accessible shelter. Also has the added effect of placating the rest of the Black lizards in the current area.

Trivia

 * Their heads will glow white when they are alerted to a sound.
 * Black lizards have the second lowest Aggressive Rival stat between lizards types (Behind Orange lizards, whose relationship is classified as pack in the code). Because of this they appear to tolerate living with groups of their own kind more than the other lizard species do.
 * Black Lizards are typically regarded as the easiest lizard to fight, due to them being slow-moving, having a low bite kill chance, and obviously because they are blind. However, the aforementioned quality of them tending to live in small family groups means they can come with backup.