Dark Green Dragon

Dark Green Dragons, also known as Vine Dragons, are one of the original species on Dragon Cave.

Dark Green Dragons are one of few breeds with an alternate or "alt" form. Alt Dark Green Dragons cannot be found in the cave, but will occur randomly among bred Dark Green eggs. There is no known way to increase the likelihood of hatching an alt.

Egg
This egg is sitting in a patch of grass and small flowers even though there's no sun in the cave.

Hatchling
''Aww... It's a cute baby dragon... except for the tangle of dangerous-looking vines surrounding it...''

Mature hatchling
''Aww... It's a cute baby dragon... except for the tangle of dangerous-looking vines surrounding it...''

''Now there are even more vines. Perhaps something is happening?''

Adult
''Dark green dragons, once they mature, appear to become an entirely different species. However, this isn't true. Rather, they burrow underground and get nutrients from their vines. These vines are sometimes referred to as Dragon Grass. These dragons are very violent, and will use their vines to capture, kill, and eat anything that moves, as well as nearby plants. Luckily, their range is limited and they cannot use magic. Dark green dragons tend to be easy to spot since they usually kill all plants around them and thus are usually surrounded by a large clearing.''

Sprite artists

 * Hawaiianbabidoll (Standard adult)
 * Lythiaren (Standard adult)
 * Silvanon (Standard hatchling, Alt adult and hatchlings)
 * TJ09 (Standard and Alt hatchlings)

Sprites
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 * Standard
 * rowspan="2"|[[File:Dark Green egg.gif]]
 * [[File:Dark Green hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Dark Green mature hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Dark Green adult.gif]]
 * Alternate
 * [[File:Dark Green alt hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Dark Green alt mature hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Dark Green alt adult.gif]]
 * [[File:Dark Green alt mature hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Dark Green alt adult.gif]]

Retired sprites
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 * colspan="5"|Temporary event sprites
 * Holidays 2011 Standard
 * [[File:Dark Green hatchi Christmas 2011.gif]]
 * [[File:Dark Green mature hatchi Christmas 2011.gif]]
 * [[File:Dark Green adult Christmas 2011.gif]]
 * Holidays 2011 Alternate
 * [[File:Dark Green alt hatchi Christmas 2011.gif]]
 * [[File:Dark Green alt mature hatchi Christmas 2011.gif]]
 * [[File:Dark Green alt adult Christmas 2011.gif]]
 * Halloween 2012 Standard
 * [[File:Dark Green adult Halloween 2012.png]]
 * Halloween 2015 Standard
 * [[File:Dark Green adult Halloween 2015.png]]
 * Halloween 2015 Alternate
 * [[File:Dark Green alt adult Halloween 2015.png]]
 * colspan="5"|Retired sprites
 * Original sprites
 * [[File:Original Dark Green egg.png]]
 * [[File:Original Dark Green hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Original Dark Green adult.gif]]
 * Retired eggs
 * colspan="2"|[[File:Old Dark Green egg.gif]] Standard
 * colspan="2"|[[File:Old Dark Green alt egg.gif]] Alternate
 * Retired dead egg
 * colspan="4"|[[File:Old Dark Green dead egg.gif]]
 * [[File:Dark Green adult Halloween 2015.png]]
 * Halloween 2015 Alternate
 * [[File:Dark Green alt adult Halloween 2015.png]]
 * colspan="5"|Retired sprites
 * Original sprites
 * [[File:Original Dark Green egg.png]]
 * [[File:Original Dark Green hatchling.png]]
 * [[File:Original Dark Green adult.gif]]
 * Retired eggs
 * colspan="2"|[[File:Old Dark Green egg.gif]] Standard
 * colspan="2"|[[File:Old Dark Green alt egg.gif]] Alternate
 * Retired dead egg
 * colspan="4"|[[File:Old Dark Green dead egg.gif]]
 * [[File:Original Dark Green adult.gif]]
 * Retired eggs
 * colspan="2"|[[File:Old Dark Green egg.gif]] Standard
 * colspan="2"|[[File:Old Dark Green alt egg.gif]] Alternate
 * Retired dead egg
 * colspan="4"|[[File:Old Dark Green dead egg.gif]]
 * Retired dead egg
 * colspan="4"|[[File:Old Dark Green dead egg.gif]]
 * colspan="4"|[[File:Old Dark Green dead egg.gif]]

Trivia

 * The original adult sprite is a recolor of a Dragon Pod from Final Fantasy V.
 * Alt Dark Green eggs were originally a slightly different shade of green than standard Dark Green eggs. Both forms currently use the same egg sprite, making it impossible to determine if a Dark Green will be an alt until it hatches.
 * There exists at least one caveborn alternate Dark Green Dragon, a Thuwed that hatched on July 25, 2008.
 * Dark Green Dragons have the same base hatchling sprite as the original Bright Pink Dragons, Holly Dragons, and Red Dragons.

Additional information
TJ elaborated in the forums that the Dark Green dragon is one of few species that has a primary and secondary elemental affinity:

Дракон Вьюнок Vine Dragons