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Anguis colchica
Anguis colchica
The Colchian worm lizard is a legless lizard. It has a long body without limbs, smooth scales, and inhabits the humid forests of the Caucasus.
The Colchian slowworm differs from related species in details of head scale and genetic traits. It regulates the population of invertebrates in forest soil and serves as food for birds and mammals.
active search in litter
trophic:carnivore
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birth time
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
Tongue size
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lots of rain, warm summer, snow in winter
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
days
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
adult
Maturity
centipedes
plant
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
earthworms
Eyes count
active search in litter
Colors
live naked terrestrial slugs
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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alpine meadows and arctic tundra on land
Trophic type
Filters
Palearctic realm
Upcoming birthdays
Winter with snow
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
leaf
rains almost always, very humid
insect larvae and caterpillars
Age (from birth to death)
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Wanderers
Food items are collected from exposed outer surfaces of substrates.
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
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Lifespan average
Rapidly swallows prey or food items whole without chewing.
Regeneration
leaf litter
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
gulping
65 to 130 grams, 25 – 60 centimeters
Pets
slugs
Primary oral structure used to seize, manipulate, or ingest food.
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
whole swallow
{name} jubilee
Eyes size
cm
Old-timers
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mouth
turns
Rascals
terrestrial forest
Flooded grasslands
insect
Litter size
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
alpine and arctic tundra
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
forest floor
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
Foraging among accumulated fallen leaves on the forest floor.
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Taxons
carnivore
if born as {name}
Foraging takes place among trees and woody vegetation.
age
birth date
Head size
no permanent shelter
Palearctic realm
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
climbing
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
surface
primary food sources
Potential Habitat
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
cold winter, lots of coniferous trees: spruce, pine
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
Body size
{name} birthday
Food is gathered directly from leaf surfaces.
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Eyes color
On the map
Pleasant summer
Female ♀
all life stages
Body color
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0 Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Maturity
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
Moving up vertical surfaces like trunks or rocks to reach food.
from birth to adulthood
What do they eat?
insect larvae
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
Lots of rain and warm summer
much snow in winter, cold
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
water often floods the land, lots of grass
Duration
This is me
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Always very wet
Gamers
How are they built?
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
live centipedes and chilopod myriapods
terrestrial
Taiga
Asexual
swap
Who among us will transform as if by magic and become like {animal}?
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
Warm summer and lots of rain
Head color
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
earthworms and soil oligochaetes
foraging
Hermaphrodite ⚥
embryo
Carrot
Length
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
arboreal
Observations
◉{N} more on tap
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