Trachylepis depressa is a small lizard from the skink family. It has a strongly flattened body that helps it hide in narrow rock crevices in Madagascar.
Trachylepis depressa differs from other skinks by its very flat body, which allows it to live in tight rock crevices. The species helps maintain balance in nature by eating insects and becoming prey for snakes and birds.
Low precipitation in winter
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Worker
Elders
Tail size
small invertebrates
Bro
birth time
Taxons
carnivore
almost no rain in summer, more precipitation in winter
if born as {name}
pursuit
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
Actively chases and captures mobile prey in open space.
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age
t
When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
birth date
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
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
The basics
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
summer from pleasant to very hot
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
teeth
24 to 38 grams, 10 – 25 centimeters
insects
Potential Habitat
About health
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
subterranean biotope — in soil, sediments, substrate
Repro interval
results
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
Body size
Colors
vision
Sex
{name} birthday
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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hot, rains in summer, little precipitation in winter
Always hot
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little precipitation in winter, more in summer
Trophic type
Filters
On the map
lunge
Warm or hot summer
all life stages
Female ♀
diurnal
Body color
rocky areas
Upcoming birthdays
world of Afrotropics
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
terrestrial habitat, land surface outside water
Age (from birth to death)
sq mm
yr
Hot, little precipitation in winter
Wanderers
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
Legs color
What if eaten?
spiders
small invertebrates without further specification
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
Hard dental structures used to bite, tear, or scrape food.
What do they look like?
Maturity
quick jaw snap
emergence (insects)
world of Afrotropics
end of lifespan
hot, there is a dry season, trees shed their leaves
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
soft or loose substrate — sand, silt, peat
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Duration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
live insects
This is me
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
Gamers
Pets
How are they built?
Primary oral structure used to seize, manipulate, or ingest food.
Indomalayan realm
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
Link copied
hills
soil and substrate
My age?
wk
My size?
live spiders — arachnids of all sizes
Tropical dry broadleaf forest
terrestrial
Scales color
Legs size
{name} jubilee
Asexual
swap
cm
Old-timers
Find an animal or breed...
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
active predation
mouth
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?
Tail color
celebrated their {n} birthday
hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
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
°C
Not specified
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Tomato
Where are they found?
Primarily detects and locates food using eyesight.
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
embryo
Length
kg
Rapid forward strike to seize prey.
soft substrate
Summer almost without rain
Observations
◉{N} more on tap