Reptile
Kaprosuchus
Kaprosuchus paludentium
- Tameable
- Rideable
- Breedable
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Era
- Late Cretaceous
- Drag weight
- 410.23
Where it spawns
- Very common
- Common
- Uncommon
- Very uncommon
- Rare
- Very rare
Spawn areas mined from the game files by the ARK Wiki; Ascended data where the wiki has it. Creatures roam a little outside their areas.
Base stats and growth
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 200 | +40 | +5.4% |
| Stamina | 350 | +35 | +10.0% |
| Food | 1,200 | +120 | +10.0% |
| Weight | 140 | +2.8 | +4.0% |
| Melee | 2,545 | +1.25 | +1.7% |
| Move Speed | 100% | — | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 200 | +12 | — |
Dossier
In the wild
A smaller relative of the Sarcosuchus, Kaprosuchus paludentium is water-based carnivore primarily found lurking among the island's swamps. A naturally fast runner that is even faster in the water, it is a solitary hunter that picks off small-to-medium creatures, especially those isolated from their pack. When attacking, Kaprosuchus uses two main tactics. First, it patiently waits below the water surface and when the target is sufficiently close by, will perform a lateral jump that it uses to quickly close distance with its prey and drag it underwater. Secondly, its attacks the prey's vital areas specifically to drain its stamina. These two techniques effectively prevent most creatures from escaping Kaprosuchus once an assault has begun.
Once tamed
Survivors are generally split about the usefulness of Kaprosuchus. Some love its speed both in and out of the water, essentially making it among the fastest small-sized, all-terrain mounts when travelling through the wetlands. Others do not like how relatively frail Kaprosuchus is, and do not think its high speed and ensnaring attacks make up for this shortcoming.
Breeding
1 Incubation
1h 59m 59s
2 Baby
3h 42m 13s
3 Juvenile
14h 48m 53s
4 Adolescent
18h 31m 6s
- Fully grown after
- 1d 13h 2m 13s
- Mate again after
- 18h - 2d
- Incubation temperature
- 29 - 35 °C / 84 - 95 °F
- Egg incubator setting
- 32 °C / 90 °F
- Egg
- Kaprosuchus Egg
Taming
- Method
- Knockout
Saddle
Kaprosuchus Saddle
Unlocks at level 39, 25 armor
Crafting cost
- Hide
- 165
- Fiber
- 120
- Chitin, Keratin, or Shell Fragment
- 65
Crafted in Inventory
On the ARK Wiki
Technical
- Entity ID
Kaprosuchus_Character_BP_C- Cloneable
- No