Lavamanders are an enemy in Spelunky 2.
They are large creatures who spawn in pools of lava in Volcana and Volcana alone.
Behavior[]
Lavamanders live in pools of lava, and are impervious to damage when inside.
When a spelunker comes near, they peep above the surface and regurgitate a glob of nearby lava at them if they stayed as close as they were. Outside of lava, Lavamanders begin to cool down, turning purple and hop around in search for more lava. In this state, they remain immune to explosion damage, but take damage from all other forms of attack.
Lavamanders do not bleed when damaged, even when outside of lava. Due to this, it appears as if it remains immune to damage even when out of lava.
Lavamanders cannot spawn in Volcana-type Cosmic-Ocean levels
Upon death, Lavamanders drop five rubies, or the equivalent of $10,000.