"While most cretaceous lizards are very small, hiding amongst the foliage avoiding detection from the dinosaurian fauna, the most common lizard at Hell Creek, Chamops segnis, reaches more than half a meter long, which puts it on the menu for many young and small carnivorous dinosaurs. Chamops, and most other Hell Creek lizards, are part of the extinct group Polyglyphanodontia. This group was long considered to be close to whiptail lizards, but recent research indicates they may actually be closer to iguanas."
― Saurian encylopedia
Chamops is an extinct genus of lizard that lived from the Late Cretaceous to the Early Eocene and was likely an herbivore due to it's blunt teeth. It was part of the extinct group Polyglyphanodontia. The group was once thought to be closely related to whiptails, but recent research suggests that it may have had a close relationship with iguanas.
In Saurian[]
Subadult Dakotaraptor chasing a Chamops
Chamops is portrayed with a red head, feet, and neck, with black on the rest of its body. When the player approaches a Chamops, it will swiftly run away. And with its small size, finding it without using scent can be hard. Currently, Chamops does not have sexual dimorphism or ontogeny stages.
Dakotaraptor gameplay[]
It is a very reliable food source for hatchling/juvenile Dakotaraptor. The player must ambush and attack the small lizard before it runs away. If it does run away, you can use scent again and detect its scent particle track or its blue outline, or the head tracking to find its location.
Triceratops gameplay[]
Chamops are very small and weak animals in the game. They serve no purpose for a Triceratops gameplay and can be easily killed through trampling.
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