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Armadillo girdled lizard — printable fact sheet
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Armadillo girdled lizard
Ouroborus cataphractus
The armadillo girdled lizard defends itself exactly the way its namesake does. Threatened, it takes its own tail in its mouth and curls into a tight ring, turning the soft belly inward and presenting nothing but a wall of heavy, spined scales — an armoured doughnut that a predat…
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- The Armadillo girdled lizard can go several months without drinking water, deriving most of its moisture from its insect diet and the dew that forms on rocks.
- Threatened, it bites its own tail and curls into an armoured ring, hiding its soft belly behind a wall of spines. It is social — dozens share the same rock cracks, which is exactly why poachers can take a whole colony at once. It gives birth to live young rather than laying eggs. Females have been recorded feeding their offspring, which is almost unknown in lizards.
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