How to find tracktail lizards in Monster Hunter Wilds

Tracktail lizards are adorable little endemic life in Monster Hunter Wilds. You’ll need to capture them as part of an early side quest, “Dareel’s Research Report,” for the research team at the Windward Plains base camp.

Our Monster Hunter Wilds guide will tell you where to find tracktail lizards and how to capture them.

Where to find tracktail lizards in Monster Hunter Wilds

To find a tracktail lizard, you’ll have to head to the desert areas of the Windward Plains. A good place to start is around the Oasis (Area 13) pop-up camp location. Stick to the dunes and focus on the region generally east of there.

From there, it’s just a matter of running or riding around until you spot a tracktail lizard. If you stick to the dunes of the desert-y regions, you’ll be able to spot them pretty easily. They are pretty rare, so be prepared to look for a while. They seem to be more active during the daytime.

How to capture a tracktail lizard in Monster Hunter Wilds

Once you’ve spotted a (pair of) tracktail lizards, all that’s left is to capture them. Equip your capture net either from the item bar or from your Essential Items radial menu.

Make sure you approach slowly because tracktails are pretty skittish. Or you can just rush up quick and fire off the net. With the new rectangle reticle, approach the lizards slowly until the reticle turns yellow-orange and fire it. Just make sure you hit L2/LT and not the usual square/X.

To also help you understand Monster Hunter Wilds, we explain how to capture monsters, how to change weapons, provide some Seikret tips, and teach you how fishing and layered armor works.