Easy way to find them before they find you

Step 1: Find/Get rare flowers

Step 2: Craft tranq arrow/dart (either are fine. Just depends if you want to use more material)

Step 3: Get bear traps

Step 4: Bring a barynox/thyla/mantis

Step 5: Go to cave your looking for. Scorched earth are the easiest

Step 6:Eat a rare flower

Step 7: Kill all but lizard.

Step 8: Knock out lizard

Now you should have a lizard in no time. If you playing with a higher taming speed. If not. Bring tons of naracotics and wait a few hours.

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