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chinese crocodile lizard
Shinisaurus crocodilurus
Crocodile shinisaur is a small semi-aquatic lizard with a sturdy body and crocodile-like scales. It lives in mountain streams of southern China and northern Vietnam.
Crocodile shinisaur differs from other lizards with its sturdy crocodile-like scales and semi-aquatic lifestyle. It helps maintain balance in mountain water bodies by eating small animals.
hunting in water and on shore
trophic:carnivore
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Locomotion through water employed while searching for or capturing prey.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Tropical moist forest
Worker
Elders
Tail size
Bro
Were {name} like {animal}, then:
birth time
Taxons
carnivore
if born as {name}
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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Map
will celebrate their {n} birthday
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age
t
When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
birth date
Head size
swimming
no permanent shelter
Legs count
Close
was
days
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
Warm summer
worms
The basics
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
coastal
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.
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
adult
Maturity
primary food sources
insects
Potential Habitat
About health
Very hot summer
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
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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
Feeding occurs in water bodies such as rivers, lakes, or oceans.
Repro interval
results
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
terrestrial
summer warm, winter not very cold
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
aquatic
Colors
Sex
summer very hot, above +25…+30 °C
{name} birthday
Upcoming jubilees
live annelid worms
Gremllins
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live fish
No results found
Trophic type
Filters
On the map
small crustaceans
Pleasant summer
all life stages
Female ♀
always hot and humid, huge trees and vines
Upcoming birthdays
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.
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
birth year
Maturity
rains almost always, very humid
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
sq mm
yr
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
Wanderers
How similar?
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Male ♂
until the celebration
Warm summer and frequent rains
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
Legs color
What if eaten?
Neither
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
from birth to adulthood
Lifespan average
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
Regeneration
summer warm, rains frequent
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
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
Temperate mixed forest
fish
end of acceleration
Share
Scales size
Duration
Find a pet...
Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
live insects
This is me
stream
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
Always very wet
hunting in water and on shore
Gamers
65 to 130 grams, 25 – 60 centimeters
Pets
How are they built?
Indomalayan realm
mm
Theoretical lifespan
Indomalayan realm
ml
Stars
Link copied
My age?
wk
My size?
terrestrial
Feeding occurs primarily on land or in vegetation.
tadpoles
Scales color
Legs size
{name} jubilee
Asexual
swap
cm
tadpoles and frog larvae
Old-timers
Find an animal or breed...
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
active predation
Who among us will transform as if by magic and become like {animal}?
turns
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Rascals
Where do they take shelter?
Warm summer and lots of rain
terrestrial forest
Tail color
Head color
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Litter size
Daddies
small crabs, amphipods and other crustaceans
Lifespan maximum
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
body
°C
Not specified
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Where are they found?
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
embryo
Carrot
summer warm, many oaks, birches, maples
Length
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
Observations
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