Green Lizard



The Green Lizard is a species of lizard that is restricted to moving on the ground. They are the only species that is unable to climb poles. It is likely the first lizard the player will encounter. They are the heftiest lizards, making them very durable, slow, and strong. They are typically large with a black body and very prominent green head, tail, and sometimes spikes.

Charge Attack
Like other lizards, Green Lizards have a special charge attack where they will pause before lunging at you, but are otherwise very slow. This is signaled by the Green Lizard salivating before hissing and lunging forward, snapping up prey should it be in the way. Often times however, Green Lizards will perform this attack even if they are on lower ground, making them sure to miss. In the case of a miss, it will be stunned for a brief moment, leaving the lizard vulnerable to a counter attack. Green Lizards charge much more frequently than other lizard types, due to their typical slow speed.

Variants
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.

Combat
Fighting Green Lizards tends to be fairly easy on level ground. A smack with a rock to the face will stun it as effectively as any other lizard. If it ever charges at you, backflipping, jumping, or just being on higher ground is the best thing to do between attacks. 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. They are slow, making it hard for them to flee, leaving them open to further attack. However, they do have a very strong bite, and can be dangerous if they manage to corner you. 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 withstanding quite a lot of punishment before being defeated. After 3 jabs with a spear, a Green Lizards will lose interest in pursuing the player and will try to retreat to its den. It takes at least 5 spears to cripple this lizard, and one more if you wish to kill it.

Green Lizards have a 50.0% or 1/2 chance to kill the player with each bite.

Stealth
Sneaking past Green Lizards is simple, as their cones of vision often stay on ground level. Green Lizards tend to move in one direction continually, making it likely for them to bypass you completely. Avoid jumping or throwing objects in their presence if trying to avoid detection. They are also generally lazy and sluggish, and will often ignore the player if even slightly injured. They are not easily distracted once on you, though, but they are much slower than the player.

Evasion
Green Lizards are rather slow unless they are charging, and are clumsy with their attacks. The player can backflip over them during a charge or outrun them in a straight line, though watch out for a charge attack! When in doubt, it is safest to seek higher ground. Examples include high ledges or poles, as seen above. The easiest way to avoid them is to simply crawl underneath them through pipes, or climb around above them. Ironically, unlike most other lizards, Green Lizards are relatively fast swimmers and are much quicker over water.

Taming
Green Lizards are easy to tame, as feeding 2-3 Scavengers or Squidcadas to the lizard will typically tame it.

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 the most. However, they are a very loyal and durable lizard, and will most likely be one of the most useful lizards to tame despite their low mobility.

Trivia

 * Green Lizards are the laziest lizards, often letting you jump on their backs or get fairly close to them without lunging.
 * Green Lizards appear to be resistant to electricity, as they are able to take multiple shocks from a red centipede.
 * 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 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.
 * Green Lizards are strong enough to put up a fight against Red Lizards.