Lystrosaurus

Lystrosaurus

Dossier Lystrosaurus.png

Dossier

These values may differ with what you see in-game or written elsewhere. But that is what the dossier says.

Group

Synapsids

Species

Lystrosaurus amicifidelis

Time

Late Permian - Early Triassic

Diet

Herbivore

Temperament

Loyal

Release Versions

240.0
May 4, 2016

734.0
May 17, 2016

501.0
December 6, 2016

1.0
May 24, 2018

599.0
November 30, 2018

311.74
June 11, 2020

Variants

• Aberrant Lystrosaurus
• Eerie Lystrosaurus

Spawn Command

admincheat summon Lystro_Character_BP_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Lystrosaurus/Lystro_Character_BP.Lystro_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Aberrant Lystrosaurus
admincheat summon Lystro_Character_BP_Aberrant_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Lystrosaurus/Lystro_Character_BP_Aberrant.Lystro_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

No

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

Passive

Preferred Food

Rare Flower

Humans Can Carry

No

Data

XP For Kill

2 XP

Drops

• Hide
• Raw Meat

Feces Size

Small

Drag Weight

25

Radiation Immune

No

Carryable By

• Aberrant Megalosaurus
• Argentavis
• Blood Crystal Wyvern
• Ember Crystal Wyvern
• Fire Wyvern
• Forest Wyvern
• Griffin
• Ice Wyvern
• Kaprosuchus
• Lightning Wyvern
• Mammoth
• Megalosaurus
• Poison Wyvern
• Pteranodon
• Quetzal
• Tapejara
• Tek Quetzal
• Tropeognathus
• Tropical Crystal Wyvern
• Tusoteuthis
• X-Argentavis
• X-Tapejara

Immobilized By

• Bola
• Bear Trap
• Plant Species Y Trap

Can Damage

Thatch
Greenhouse

Reproduction

Egg

Lystro Egg

Incubation Range

24 - 28 °C / 75 - 82 °F

Incubation Time

49m 59.76s

Baby Time

1h 32m 35.555s

Juvenile Time

6h 10m 22.222s

Adolescent Time

7h 42m 57.777s

Total Maturation Time

15h 25m 55.555s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

Colorvision Prota- / Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

	“	They are like little puppies!	„
		~ Jen

The Lystrosaurus (Liss-tro-sore-us) is one of the Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Info

Dossier

This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.

	“	Wild Lystrosaurus amicifidelis is a small herbivore, common to much of the Island. Only about two feet long, it is not high on the food chain, and eats small plant life. The Island's poisonous insects seem to have little effect on Lystrosaurus. Despite being among the Island's tinier herbivores, Lystrosaurus is an incredibly resilient survivor. It recovers its torpor and health much faster than most creatures, which makes rendering a Lystrosaurus unconscious a rather difficult affair. Domesticated Not surprisingly, Lystrosaurus is an extremely loyal pet once tamed. It's a very fast learner, so it gains experience much more quickly than most other creatures. Additionally, its presence nearby appears to inspire allies, making them learn more rapidly as well. Thusly, Lystrosaurus is an excellent addition to any tribe's hunting party.	„
		~ Helena

Behavior

The Lystrosaurus is passive. It will walk around aimlessly until attacked, at which point it will flee, albeit very slowly. A Lystrosaurus will attack if the player steals its egg.

Appearance

The Lystrosaurus is a stout mammal-like reptile often described as resembling a reptilian pig. Like wild pigs, they are usually seen snuffling the jungle floor for food using two small canine teeth and a small but strong beak. The Lystrosaurus's only true defense is their stealth, being small and quiet makes them incredibly difficult to find.

Color Scheme and Regions

This section displays the Lystrosaurus's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Lystrosaurus. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Lystrosaurus will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

This information can be used to alter the Lystrosaurus's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Lystrosaurus's "body" magenta.

Region 0: Body	Region 1 is not used for this Creature.	Region 2 is not used for this Creature.
Region 3 is not used for this Creature.	Region 4: Underside	Region 5: Spine and Feet

Drops

• Raw Meat
• Hide

Base Stats and Growth

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	90	+18	+5.4%	0.07
Stamina	100	+10	+10%
Oxygen	215	+21.5	+10%
Food	500	+50	+10%		15%
Weight	90	+1.8	+4%
Melee Damage	6	+0.3	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1%	200%
Torpidity	100	+6	N/A	0.5

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement	Base Speed		Sprinting Speed		Stamina
	Wild	Tamed	Wild	Tamed
Walking	60	?	126	88.2	4
Swimming	120	?	?	?	?

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	The Lystrosaurus bites the target.
		0	110	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		6

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding-stats with an external tool.

Lystrosaurus

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Taming

Note: Although the DevKit has data for taming with Vegetables, the Lystro doesn't accept these as food.

Level 1		Feeding Interval	Time
Rare Flower	2	00:31	0:00:31
Fresh Barley	8	00:20	0:02:21
Fresh Wheat	8	00:20	0:02:21
Soybean	8	00:20	0:02:21
Dried Wheat	8	00:40	0:04:42
Mejoberry	11	00:14	0:02:26
Berries	16	00:09	0:02:21

Level 30		Feeding Interval	Time
Rare Flower	3	00:23	0:00:47
Fresh Barley	11	00:19	0:03:14
Fresh Wheat	11	00:19	0:03:14
Soybean	11	00:19	0:03:14
Dried Wheat	11	00:38	0:06:28
Mejoberry	14	00:14	0:03:05
Berries	21	00:09	0:03:05

Level 60		Feeding Interval	Time
Rare Flower	3	00:23	0:00:47
Fresh Barley	14	00:19	0:04:07
Fresh Wheat	14	00:19	0:04:07
Soybean	14	00:19	0:04:07
Dried Wheat	14	00:37	0:08:13
Mejoberry	18	00:14	0:03:58
Berries	27	00:09	0:03:58

Level 90		Feeding Interval	Time
Rare Flower	4	00:20	0:01:02
Fresh Barley	16	00:18	0:04:42
Fresh Wheat	16	00:18	0:04:42
Soybean	16	00:18	0:04:42
Dried Wheat	16	00:37	0:09:24
Mejoberry	21	00:13	0:04:38
Berries	32	00:09	0:04:42

Level 120		Feeding Interval	Time
Rare Flower	4	00:20	0:01:02
Fresh Barley	19	00:18	0:05:35
Fresh Wheat	19	00:18	0:05:35
Soybean	19	00:18	0:05:35
Dried Wheat	19	00:37	0:11:09
Mejoberry	25	00:13	0:05:31
Berries	37	00:09	0:05:26

Level 150		Feeding Interval	Time
Rare Flower	5	00:19	0:01:17
Fresh Barley	21	00:18	0:06:10
Fresh Wheat	21	00:18	0:06:10
Soybean	21	00:18	0:06:10
Dried Wheat	21	00:37	0:12:20
Mejoberry	28	00:13	0:06:10
Berries	42	00:09	0:06:10

	Level 1		Feeding Interval	Time
	Rare Flower	2	00:31	0:00:31
	Mejoberry	13	00:14	0:02:52
	Berries	19	00:09	0:02:48
	Rare Flower	1	00:00	0:00:16
	Mejoberry	5	00:16	0:01:07
	Berries	7	00:10	0:01:02
	Rare Flower	1	00:00	0:00:16
	Mejoberry	1	00:00	0:00:14
	Berries	1	00:00	0:00:09
	Rare Flower	1	00:00	0:00:16
	Mejoberry	1	00:00	0:00:14
	Berries	1	00:00	0:00:09

	Level 30		Feeding Interval	Time
	Rare Flower	3	00:23	0:00:47
	Mejoberry	16	00:14	0:03:32
	Berries	24	00:09	0:03:32
	Rare Flower	1	00:00	0:00:16
	Mejoberry	6	00:16	0:01:20
	Berries	8	00:10	0:01:11
	Rare Flower	1	00:00	0:00:16
	Mejoberry	1	00:00	0:00:14
	Berries	1	00:00	0:00:09
	Rare Flower	1	00:00	0:00:16
	Mejoberry	1	00:00	0:00:14
	Berries	1	00:00	0:00:09

	Level 75		Feeding Interval	Time
	Rare Flower	4	00:20	0:01:02
	Mejoberry	22	00:13	0:04:51
	Berries	33	00:09	0:04:51
	Rare Flower	2	00:31	0:00:31
	Mejoberry	8	00:15	0:01:46
	Berries	11	00:09	0:01:37
	Rare Flower	1	00:00	0:00:16
	Mejoberry	1	00:00	0:00:14
	Berries	2	00:18	0:00:18
	Rare Flower	1	00:00	0:00:16
	Mejoberry	1	00:00	0:00:14
	Berries	1	00:00	0:00:09

	Level 150		Feeding Interval	Time
	Rare Flower	5	00:19	0:01:17
	Mejoberry	32	00:13	0:07:03
	Berries	48	00:09	0:07:03
	Rare Flower	2	00:31	0:00:31
	Mejoberry	11	00:14	0:02:26
	Berries	16	00:09	0:02:21
	Rare Flower	1	00:00	0:00:16
	Mejoberry	2	00:27	0:00:27
	Berries	2	00:18	0:00:18
	Rare Flower	1	00:00	0:00:16
	Mejoberry	1	00:00	0:00:14
	Berries	1	00:00	0:00:09

	Level 300		Feeding Interval	Time
	Rare Flower	8	00:17	0:02:04
	Mejoberry	53	00:13	0:11:40
	Berries	79	00:08	0:11:36
	Rare Flower	3	00:23	0:00:47
	Mejoberry	18	00:14	0:03:58
	Berries	27	00:09	0:03:58
	Rare Flower	1	00:00	0:00:16
	Mejoberry	2	00:27	0:00:27
	Berries	3	00:13	0:00:27
	Rare Flower	1	00:00	0:00:16
	Mejoberry	1	00:00	0:00:14
	Berries	1	00:00	0:00:09

	Level 450		Feeding Interval	Time
	Rare Flower	11	00:17	0:02:50
	Mejoberry	73	00:13	0:16:04
	Berries	109	00:08	0:16:00
	Rare Flower	4	00:20	0:01:02
	Mejoberry	25	00:13	0:05:31
	Berries	37	00:09	0:05:26
	Rare Flower	1	00:00	0:00:16
	Mejoberry	3	00:20	0:00:40
	Berries	4	00:12	0:00:36
	Rare Flower	1	00:00	0:00:16
	Mejoberry	1	00:00	0:00:14
	Berries	1	00:00	0:00:09

Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.

Taming Strategy

Lystrosaurus is tamed by hand-feeding rather than through the use of tranquilizers. To feed one you will need to place an appropriate food in the far-right slot of your hotbar and get close enough to the creature for the button prompt to appear. Lystrosaurus will take one piece of the food from your inventory and will play an eating animation. You must wait for the creature's hunger to go back down before it can be fed again, a process which takes some time, depending on the level and the food.

Preferred Food

1. Rare Flower
2. Mejoberry
3. Berries

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Lystrosaurus.

General

Killing a Lystrosaurus should be relatively easy and straight forward, comparable to fighting a dodo. Even a level 1 survivor can kill one with ease. Although keep in mind, it will attack if you steal it's egg

Strategy

Keep attacking it until it dies. The Lystrosaurus will attempt to run away, but it is relatively slow, and is easily caught up to.

Weaponry

Any kind of weaponry will do, even your bare hands will do the trick.

Weakness

The Lystrosaurus has low HP and is slow, even when running. It will also not attack you when harmed, it will flee instead.

Dangers

While not a threat themselves, Lystrosaurus will typically share its environment with other carnivores like Dilophosaurs. Lower level players should keep an eye out for potential threats in the area before attacking.

Utility

Nearby dinos receiving the Lystrosaurus' buff after being pet.

XP Boost

The Lystrosaurus' unique ability allows it to give tamed dinos an experience boost that lasts about 5 minutes. Simply walk up to and pet the Lystrosaurus to enable this buff. It will need to be pet again after the buff fades. For this reason, it's advised to have a Lystrosaurus follow you while you level up your pets. The buff multiplies all XP gains by 1.35.

If you want to use the experience boost with a larger dinosaur, it's recommended to use more than one Lystrosaurus because the buff range will increase with each one. To boost a Bronto put the Lystrosaurus as near as possible to the Bronto's front legs.

Another tactic is to use a Pteranodon to carry the Lystrosaurus.

Perhaps the best way to keep one with your party, however, would be to hit it with a Grappling Hook and reel it in real close.

Roles

• XP Booster: When pet, a Lystrosaurus will boost XP gains from all nearby allied dinos, including other Lystros.
• Egg Layer: Lystros lay eggs fairly quickly, which can be eaten, but the eggs can also be made into kibble for taming or for Imprinting.
• Companion: Lystrosaurus is also just an all around cute companion to have in your base. (Level up Health so it's harder to kill)
• Pet:
• Gather:

Notes/Trivia

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Lystrosaurus, see the relevant Wikipedia article.

• The dossier was revealed on 08/19/15
• The Lystrosaurus' name translates to "Shovel Lizard".
• This creature is small enough to pass Thatch Doorframe, Wooden Doorframe, Stone Doorframe, and Metal Doorframe (each including their doors).
• A Lystrosaurus can be knocked out however it can not be tamed if they are knocked out.

Changelog

Patch	Changes
240.0	Lystrosaurus is added to the game
240.2	You can no longer pet a dead, unconscious, or baby Lystrosaurus
262.0	Is now tameable with Rare Flowers in Primitive Plus
275.0 Aberration Expansion Release	Added Aberrant Lystrosaurus

Gallery

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  The Aberrant variant has glowing stripes.