Eryops (ARK: Survival Evolved Full)

## (Canon) Habitats

### The Island

Eastern PlainsCragg's IslandSouthern IsletsNortheast ShoresWestern CoastSouthern JungleDrayo's CoveGulch of LamentationHidden LakeThe MawCentral CaveUpper South CaveOcean

The Eryops is one of the amphibians in ARK: Survival Evolved.

## Basic Info

**Dossier**

**Wild:** The Eryops megacephalus is a fairly mid-tier predator that inhabits the Island's waterways. It is an ambush predator, waiting for smaller prey to appear, and launching a powerful attack. It is preyed upon itself by numerous other predators.

**Domesticated:** Once tamed, the Eryops provides a companion for most survivors, though smaller species can use it as a mount. While its combat power is low, large colonies could prove useful even for most other survivors.

**Known Information:** Eryops are only a threat to the smallest of survivors. Most survivor species can handle one with just some fisticuffs.

**Behavior**

Eryops roams its range hunting prey, attacking anything with either less Health and Melee Damage, or equal Health/Melee Damage and less Melee Damage/Health. When attacked by a survivor or other creature, it will fight back until it is defeated, killed, or knocked out.

**Prey**

This is a list of creatures the Eryops will attack unprovoked, though it will still kill and eat any other opponent it manages to overcome. Species higher in the list are preferentially attacked over species lower in the list. It is a WIP.

**Appearance**

The Eryops resembles a large salamander, with four legs with four toes on its front legs, and five on its back legs. It reaches 6 feet in length, 2 feet in height, and weighs about 198 pounds.

**Drops**

4 Raw Meat

2 Raw Prime Meat

6 Hide

**Base Stats and Growth**

**Taming**

The Eryops is tamed by Knockout. Once it is unconscious, place the taming food in its inventory, along with the Narcotics to keep it asleep.

**Taming Food**

 Raw Prime Meat | 13
 Cooked Prime Meat | 17
 Cooked Meat | 21
 Eggs
 Chitin, Hide, Keratin
125 Narcotics

**Combat**

General

The Eryops poses little threat to survivors, with any species up to 9 inches or larger able to handle one with their fists.

Strategy

Attack it with a combination of weapons and Armor capable of defeating it. Be mindful of other predators in the area that could complicate matters.

Weaponry

Torch (viable upon unlocking at Level 1 with no armor), Stone Pick (viable upon unlocking at Level 1 with no armor), Slingshot (taming, viable upon unlocking at Level 5 with no armor), Stone Hatchet (viable upon unlocking at Level 2 with no armor), Spear (viable upon unlocking at Level 2 with no armor and at least 3 Spears), Bow (Tranq Arrow (viable upon unlocking at Level 20 with no armor), Stone Arrow (viable upon unlocking at Level 15 with no armor)), Fists (killing, viable upon spawning at Level 1 with no armor), Metal Pick (viable upon unlocking at Level 25 with no armor), Metal Hatchet (viable upon unlocking at Level 25 with no armor), Pike (viable upon unlocking at Level 25 with no armor), Grenade (viable upon unlocking at Level 30 with no armor), Simple Pistol (viable upon unlocking at Level 30 with no armor), Auto Turret (viable upon unlocking at Level 60 with no armor), Longneck Rifle (viable upon unlocking at Level 35 with no armor), Improvised Explosive Device (viable upon unlocking at Level 45 with no armor), Fabricated Pistol (viable upon unlocking at Level 50 with no armor), Assault Rifle (viable upon unlocking at Level 55 with no armor), Shotgun (viable upon unlocking at Level 35 with no armor), C4 Charge (viable upon unlocking at Level 55 with no armor), Rocket Launcher (viable upon unlocking at Level 60 with no armor), Bio Bomb (viable upon unlocking at Level 63 with no armor), Fighter Jet (viable upon unlocking at Level 63 with no armor), Nuclear Bomb (viable upon unlocking at Level 63 with no armor), Allosaurus (can be tamed at Level 27, and can defeat and/or kill Eryops at Level 1), Stegosaurus (can be tamed at Level 2, and can kill Eryops at Level 1), Ceratosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Eryops at Level 1), Triceratops (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Eryops at Level 1), Tyrannosaurus (can be tamed at Level 30, and can defeat and/or kill Eryops at Level 1), Apatosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Eryops at Level 1), Archelon (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Eryops at Level 1), Compsognathus (can be tamed at Level 5, and can defeat and/or kill Eryops at Level 1), Dimetrodon (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Eryops at Level 1), Dimorphodon (can be tamed at Level 5, and can defeat and/or kill Eryops at Level 9 when hitting first), Dinilysia (can be tamed at Level 63, and can knock out Eryops at Level 1), Diplodocus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Eryops at Level 1), Edaphosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Eryops at Level 1), Megalochelys (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Eryops at Level 1), Ornithomimus (can be tamed at Level 5, and can defeat and/or kill Eryops at Level 1), Pachycephalosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Eryops at Level 1), Parasaurolophus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Eryops at Level 1), Proganochelys (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Eryops at Level 1).

Dangers

While the Eryops provides no threat to a survivor above 9 inches in size, there may be other larger and more dangerous creatures in the area.

Weakness

Its low strength leaves it little threat to most species of survivors. Just a few hits with a Torch is enough to kill it.

**Locations**

Eastern Plains

Cragg's Island

Southern Islets

Northeast Shores

Western Coast

Southern Jungle

Drayo's Cove

Gulch of Lamentation

Hidden Lake

The Maw

Central Cave

Upper South Cave

Ocean

**Utility**

Hunter- While the Eryops can only handle small and weak prey, it can still prove a decent hunter, especially in groups. Easily tamed once knocked out, they can be tamed en masse to create large colonies.

Base Defense- A large colony of Eryops in the interior of a base can be effective as a defense, as the raider will either be overwhelmed by sheer force of numbers and the additive damage of their attacks, or be forced to kill the Eryops, which will alert you to the unauthorized personnel.

Snackrifice- While Eryops provide little protection on their own, a predator that is eating your Eryops colony is not eating you. Simply tame as many as possible, use them to escape, then tame another colony (and if they manage to win, collect survivors).

**Collectibles**

Raw Prime Meat- 4 stars

Raw Meat- 4 stars

Chitin- 3 stars

Hide- 3 stars

Keratin- 3 Stars

**Ridable by**

1 Compsognathus

3 Dimorphodon

1 Dinilysia

1 Eryops

1 Proganochelys

**Can Ride**

Allosaurus

Stegosaurus

Ceratosaurus

Triceratops

Tyrannosaurus

Apatosaurus

Archelon

Dimetrodon

Dinilysia

Diplodocus

Edaphosaurus

Eryops

Ornithomimus

Pachycephalosaurus

Parasaurolophus

**Notes**

Eryops Megacephalus is the real-world type, and only, species of Eryops.

Despite their temperament being Aggressive, they are not actually aggressive towards any survivor species.

While a Level 1 Eryops can withstand 1 Stone Arrow from a Bow, a max (Level 450) Eryops with a saddle can withstand 5 hits from Fighter Jet Missiles.

There is a maximum of 81 Eryops on the map at any one time, 5 in the Eastern Plains, 10 on Cragg's Island, 3 in the Southern Islets, 3 in the Northeast Shores, 10 on the Western Coast, 10 in the Southern Jungle, 3 in Drayo's Cove, 3 in the Gulch of Lamentation, 5 in the Hidden Lake, 8 in the Maw (with two sub-populations of 5 in the Eastern Wetlands and 3 in the Western Coastal), 10 in the Central Cave, 10 in the Upper South Cave, and 1 in the Ocean.

**Changelog**

In the release version, they were released.