TotK Hightail Lizard: Locations, Drops, and Cooking Effect

Hightail Lizard is a critter in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The game describes it this way: “A lizard found throughout Hyrule. It’s a bit slow to react at times, but if given a chance to escape, it will dart off quickly. Cook it with monster parts for a speed-boosting elixir.” This page shows where it is placed, lists the monsters that drop it, explains what it does in a dish, and adds up what the armor upgrades need.

Where do you find Hightail Lizard?

The map shows all 125 places the game’s world data puts Hightail Lizard: 119 on the surface and 6 in caves. Zoom in, and tick the ones you have picked up.

The 20 landmarks with the most, largest group first. “Show on map” moves the map above to one of them.

These are the fixed placements only. What you pick grows back after a while, so one or two reliable spots are enough.

Which monsters drop Hightail Lizard?

Best chance first. The chance is for this material on one roll of that monster’s drop table; a monster can roll more than once.

What does Hightail Lizard do in a dish?

Cooked into a dish it gives Speed Up (Hasty recipes). In the game’s cooking data its value for this effect is 1; the strongest ingredient with this effect has 2. To plan a dish from what you carry, use the recipe finder.

Which armor upgrades need Hightail Lizard?

5 pieces of armor. The table gives the amount each level asks for; all of them together cost 21. For every other material, see armor upgrade materials.

What else is Hightail Lizard for?

• Selling: 2 rupees each.

See also

• All materials
• Recipe finder
• Hasty recipes
• Armor upgrade materials
• Interactive map