That 'lizard, Lizard, Lizard' Stuck In Your Head? It's From A New Pixar Movie

A mysterious animation peep has go TikTok’s latest rising star.

The greenish reptile, opinionated successful a pitch-black room pinch a somewhat pensive smile, is many times smacking a mini peep icon connected a glowing surface — each clip triggering an automated sound saying “lizard.”

It comes from a post-credits scene successful Disney’s latest Pixar movie “Elio” which was released successful June. The segment was a promotion for Pixar’s upcoming merchandise “Hoppers,” which arrives successful theaters adjacent spring.

But successful caller weeks, nan clip has turned into a viral meme, pinch nan soundbite making its measurement into galore philharmonic remixes online.

According to nan meme database Know Your Meme, nan teaser picked up traction aft YouTuber The Pixar Nerd posted a video of it connected June 20. One period later, connected July 27, nan TikTok relationship igreenscreenthings posted a user-made green-screen template featuring nan lizard.

The template has inspired much than 78,000 videos connected TikTok, wherever group usage it to correspond spamming actions for illustration skipping songs, annoying their friends aliases fast-forwarding through workplace compliance trainings.

"My past encephalon compartment trying to make it done nan workday," wrote 1 TikToker successful nan matter of their video utilizing nan meme.

The peep has besides inspired an array of instrumentality creations. One personification made a T-shirt commemorating nan meme, and different baked a lizard-inspired cake pinch a movable smacking arm.

One TikTok creator has been gaining monolithic traction by making mashups of nan peep soundbite pinch various celebrated songs. A peep mashup pinch nan 2010 classical “Like A G6” accrued much than 12 cardinal views, and others group to hits for illustration Eminem’s “Rap God,” Cardi B’s “WAP” and AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” besides sewage millions of views each.

A performer astatine an EDM euphony show successful Denver past play moreover featured nan peep successful their set onstage.

Pixar’s charismatic societal media accounts acknowledged nan hype astir nan meme past week. Posting nan clip to its platforms, nan animation workplace wrote: “his sanction is Tom.”

"See Tom successful Disney & Pixar’s #Hoppers, arriving successful theaters March 6, 2026. 🦎" Pixar wrote successful nan caption.

Tom isn't featured successful nan teaser trailer for nan caller movie, which follows a woman named Mabel arsenic her consciousness is transferred into nan assemblage of a robotic beaver, which someway enables her to pass pinch different animals.

NBC News has reached retired to Pixar for comment.

Though not overmuch is known astir Tom nan lizard, galore online still can't look to get capable of him.

Or, astatine nan very least, can't get him retired of their heads.