Green Lizard



The Green Lizard is one of the 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 bite 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, as well as having curved teeth.

Combat
Fighting green lizards tends to be fairly easy on level ground, a hit to the face with a rock can stun and flip it over, exposing its body. Evading their charge is also simple - the long, obvious 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. After 3 hits with a spear, a green lizard typically loses interest in pursuing its prey and attempts 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 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. Ironically, and unlike most other lizards, green lizards are relatively fast swimmers and are much quicker over water, but are rarely found near it.

Charge Attack
Whilst most lizards can charge at the player, green lizards have a special, stronger charge attack, signalled 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, making them sure 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 due to their typical slow speed.

Mass
Green lizards are the heaviest variety of lizard, making them immune to certain threats. However, this also comes at the cost of their ability to climb poles.

Taming
Green lizards are generally the easiest lizard to tame, typically requiring 2-3 scavengers or squidcadas. Additionally, blue lizards are the green lizard's favorite food; feeding one to the lizard instantly tames it unless the regional lizard reputation is incredibly low, in which case it may require more.

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 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.

Trivia

 * 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 very aggressive towards other lizards, particularly towards other green lizards. This is due to their high "aggressive rivalry" stat in the code, and they have the highest inter-species aggressiveness in the game.
 * 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.
 * Brother long legs cannot swallow them.
 * Vultures ignore them and vulture masks will only pacify them instead of scaring them.
 * Tamed green lizards can fight vultures.
 * King vultures and their masks interact with green lizards as normal.
 * Direct centipede shocks do not harm them, however they cannot survive shocks in water.
 * They are immune to worm grass and strong enough to escape from pole plants.
 * Hitting a green lizard with a rock 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.