Paraguayan caiman lizard is a large semi-aquatic lizard from South America. It swims well and mainly feeds on mollusks.
The Paraguayan dragonet is distinguished by powerful jaws for feeding on snails and a semi-aquatic lifestyle. It helps control the population of mollusks in water bodies.
Low precipitation in winter
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Offspring
Worker
Elders
Tail size
Bro
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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age
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
birth date
Palearctic realm
no permanent shelter
Legs count
Close
was
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South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
The basics
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Neotropical realm
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?
mollusks
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
Handbag
Neotropical realm
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
teeth
insects
Potential Habitat
About health
from 1.2 to 4.8 kilograms, 0.7 – 1.4 meters
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
Repro interval
results
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
Colors
Sex
{name} birthday
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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hot, rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
Uses jaws or beak to break hard-shelled or tough food items.
Always hot
Jaws color
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little precipitation in winter, more in summer
Trophic type
Filters
On the map
all life stages
Female ♀
Body color
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
live snails — terrestrial and aquatic
rains almost always, very humid
Age (juvenile)
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
Age (from birth to death)
sq mm
yr
Hot, little precipitation in winter
Age (embryo)
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Wanderers
Age (larva)
How similar?
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
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
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
from birth to adulthood
wetland
Lifespan average
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
young after fast growth
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
from birth to death
Regeneration
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
early young
Hard dental structures used to bite, tear, or scrape food.
forests on land — tropical, temperate, boreal
What do they look like?
Maturity
water often floods the land, lots of grass
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
Share
live snails, mussels, oysters
Duration
Find a pet...
Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
live insects
This is me
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
Always very wet
Gamers
crushing
Pets
How are they built?
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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My age?
wk
My size?
terrestrial
Scales color
{name} jubilee
Asexual
swap
cm
Old-timers
Find an animal or breed...
active predation
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
Flooded grasslands
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
very hot all year round, frequent rains, but sometimes dry
Litter size
Daddies
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
snails
°C
Not specified
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Egg color
Where are they found?
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
embryo
Length
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
Observations
◉{N} more on tap