#tree lizard

[herpsandbirds]

Jewel Lizard aka Slender Tree Lizard (Liolaemus tenuis), family Liolaemidae, endemic to Chile

photograph by Jorge Gagliardi

[genopaint]

Been in a big Axel the Alligator mood lately so I redesigned some characters the last couple days and even introduced a new villain!!

Here's some of the notes I included about them all from twitter :) it's below the readmore

To go along with the new Axel the Alligator arts I did a bit ago, I figured I should draw the No-Name Grunt again! I gave them a bit of a make over from last time

Most notably their suits are now purple to match Camilla the Chameleon's, since they are her henchmen after all!

If you don't recall, these are basically Axel's goomba. The basic bottom of the barrel enemy the main characters fight. They're all a part of Camilla's seemingly never ending gang. They all follow her every order because they're obsessed with her, but she can't even be bothered to remember their names. Thus, the No-Names. Instead, they're each given a numbered belt and she just calls them by their number.

There's TONS of No-Names, that's why there's even color variations for the grunts you encounter. But there's even different classes of No-Names.

Like bruisers, fliers, stuff like that. However, I want to redesign them a bit more cause I wasn't 100% on their old designs. SO you'll have to wait and see if I bother with them. But you get the idea, the grunt kind of represents the whole army of underlings anyway.

Oh, and of course... No-Name 10,000. The super special ultra rare No-Name encounter. When you defeat it, it drops TONS of gold and exp!

Also some really quick sketches for some of the other No-Name classes with this suit redesign. I think it's cute they're all kind of matching but now I worry maybe they're not unique enough? Before their suits were all different colors... idk... Much to think about...

It's gonna be a WHILE before I get to make an Axel the Alligator game so I'll keep thinking on it lol

And of course there's probably gonna be a lot of No-Name enemy types it all just depends on what I would want / need for each game I suppose lol.

They're like Badniks, they reuse a lot of old ones but new ones or variants could show up wherever it's needed

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And of course, where there's No-Names, there's the No-Name generals! Similarly, Camilla doesn't care to remember their names. But they're juuuuust important enough to be allowed to command her underlings when she's off doing more important things.

Uno the Uromastyx is Camilla's original #1 super fan, and as such is the leader of the generals. He's a bit stuck up and loves to wave the fact he's #1 in the others faces.

Dos the Daboia is a bit of a loser and is ALWAYS panicking. He's constantly worried his suit is too blue.

And Tres the Tree Lizard is a chaotic girl who loves explosives. She's constantly building bombs to create chaos. Whenever the No-Names use explosives, they're probably her creations.

They're the ultimate undying loyalists to Camilla, and they all HATE Carnage and Behemoth because the trio was there first and yet Camilla makes Carnage and Behemoth her right hand men. Out ranking even the No-Name generals.

But of course, Uno, Dos, and Tres stand no chance at ever beating either of them. Even if they gang up on them.

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Two more Axel the Alligator characters! Sol the Saurus I've shown before and has a shiny new redesign. But Ceaser the Ceratops is his brand-spanking-new rival!! Pretty neat!

These two existed from before the meteorite came... What on earth are they doing in present day???

Sol fights with a giant sword that builds energy as its swung, and Ceaser fights with a giant shield that builds energy as its hit. They used to be allies but that was a long long long time ago

Also I'm not 100% on Ceaser's design or name so don't be surprised if I touch it up

Also here's an updated height chart with the No-Names and these dinosaurs. Again it's not 100% accurate but it gives an idea (Behemoth IS taller than Dos it's just a bad pose I promise)

also a comparison with some short guys in front of the dinosaurs :)

My concept is that Axel characters don't really stop growing as they age (which I believe real reptiles do the same thing?) so since these dinosaurs are from ancient times they'd have grown a CRAZY amount in the mean time. idk

[kensatou]

studio trigger understood the assignment. i would let her wreck me.

[cizzle-freezy]

lately been gripped by the idea of post-story pmd: explorers designs. special episode 5 had such a grip on me i wanna give them sky/time of day themed accessories no idea what i'm doing about grovyle yet... the design i gave him feels too good to change TTvTT

they're talking about tax evasion and their partner (its the same guy)

[lilspitefuldemon]

Lime the black tree monitor

[markscherz]

do you know anything about emerald tree skinks? they're a cool weird looking lizard i think. they look like they don't have necks they're not on madagascar though. soirry irt's a cool lzioard i wanted to see if u knew about it

A bit. There are quite a few skinks that have gone arboreal and become green, but I am guessing you are referring to Lamprolepis smaragdina. One noteworthy species that looks quite similar is Prasinohaema virens, which is similarly green and arboreal. They use biliverdin—a toxic bile pigment—in their blood to get the green colour. It also makes the blood green!

[dangimgood]

If you don't move, they can't see you

[teratodentata]

Sceptile’s arm-leaves can slice through trees.

[stickyfrogs]

Today some Roundpoles and Longpoles have gone to their new home at the fantastic Zoology Centre at Lilydale High School! Some of their new friends include Crucifix Frogs, Green and Golden Bell Frogs, Magnificent Tree Frogs, and Frilled-Necked Lizards!

[soggyfirefly]

day 12: new lizards

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[From top to bottom:]

[1. A drawing of an original Rain World lizard, titled "Sail Lizard". It is a long, thin lizard with a dark, faded purple body, pale lavender limbs and head, and bright green eyes. It has a feathered tail, two small feathers atop its head, and two long feathers extending off of the back of its skull. Along its back, neck, and sides are bright green sail-fans for gliding short distances. The lizard has six legs and only two protruding fangs. It is set on a gray-blue background.]

[2. Another original lizard, titled "Frond Lizard". It is a dark maroon with orange speckles and spots across the top of its body. It has two large armor plates on its body, covering its hips and shoulders, which are a bright orange that matches its head coloration. The armor plates are scratched from deflecting spears. It has bright white eyes with a red slit pupil, two short horns on its snout above its nostrils, and a short, forked tongue. There are three long feathers atop its shoulders and neck, and two shorter feathers along its tail. It is set on a light pink and gold background]

[3. A third lizard, titled "Toadstool Lizard". This one is a very large, robust lizard with a dark green body and an olive green head. Its body is covered in red spikes, spanning from its nose all the way down to its tail. The lizard has a narrowed red eye and bright red protruding teeth. It is set on a dusty brown background.]

[4. The final lizard on the page, titled "Blueberry Lizard". It has a pale purple body covered in fluff. Its narrow head is a purple-blue color, matching the racing-stripe that runs down its flank and ends at the center of its tail. The lizard has two wide, bat-like ears on the top of its head, and a long, sticky blue tongue. There are dark blue feathers on its tail, hips, shoulders, neck, and ear tips, matching the color of its tongue and inner ear. Its eyes are black with a white pupil. It is set on a faded blue background]

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[herpsandbirds]

Peninsular Horned Tree Lizards (Acanthosaura armata), males, family Agamidae, Tioman Island, Malaysia

photograph by Stanislav Hakl

[dark-elf-writes]

Anyway Modern AU where Thranduil is a recently widowed model who cannot keep a babysitter for more than like two hours because 1) Legolas is a weird little guy 2) those that could handle Legolas’ weirdness cannot handle the force that is a six year old coming to terms with grief and the resulting crippling fear of losing his dad 3) Thranduil is famous and that brings in a lot of weirdos and he has already set his lawyer on three different nannies that posted pictures of Legolas online. All this to say he shows up late to a photo shoot with Legolas crying in his arms after yet another babysitter fell through and his agent refused to let him reschedule again only for the photographer to also be a widower who is great with kids and is incredibly kind and attractive and (god he’s in trouble)

Bard was going to be annoyed that the model he was working with was late until he saw a reflection of himself a few years before trying his best to get back on his feet after losing his wife and he cant not help. And really Legolas is such a sweet kid who really likes bugs and rocks and lizards all of which Bard is practically an expert in after three children’s worth of hyperfixations

[scooby-doo-exploration]

cho-yongchul - Camouflage

[mossyelwood]

Very proud of how this one turned out, put a lot of work in it :)

[autism-crime]

Assigning pets to Arcane characters because I got bored

Jinx would have bugs. I think she’d really like jumping spiders. She makes a really fancy enclosure for them that’s like a mini playground and her hideout is covered in the cobwebs they make. They’re very small but also very clever, and she respects that about them.

I think Viktor and Jayce would like rats. I hc that they used rats while testing the hexgate prototypes but they got really attached to them and ended up naming them, and they eventually took them home with them when they didn’t need to do animal trials anymore. Technically, Viktor named the rats because Jayce is shit at naming stuff. It’s a running joke that they have joint custody of them.

Vi would have a really bitchy cat that hates everyone but her. She picks up an injured stray thinking she’s giving it a comfortable place to die, only for it to survive and stick with her. She gets very attached very quick snd it helps her look after herself a little more. It hangs out on her shoulders a lot. It would have a name like trash or scrap or something similar, a nickname that ends up sticking.

Caitlyn’s family has always had hunting dogs. Maybe spaniels. When she was young, she spent a lot of time training them (she taught them how to high five, she’s very proud of that). She tries to be strict with them but the puppy eyes make her cave very quickly. They often follow her around the house and she lets them sleep in her room despite the amount of fur they shed.

I can imagine Mel raising butterflies and/or moths. She always liked bugs, but her mother always dismissed them as pests, so she started to keep them out of spite but it grew into a very genuine love. She’s got a very pretty terrarium for them that has live plants in it. She enjoys the upkeep of the terrarium as much as she loves the moths. She enjoys watching them and often lets them fly wherever they please. They bring her a lot of peace, and she feels a lot more relaxed around them. She’s got a lot of paintings dedicated to them.

Ekko has a chameleon. It was someone’s exotic pet that they dumped, he found it and decided to take it in despite knowing very little about them. He did a lot of research on it and how to look after it. He builds its enclosure himself but he often lets it loose on the tree in his hideout. All the Firelights know it and keep an eye on it when Ekko is away. When he’s there, it’s often chilling on his shoulders.

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