Armadillo Lizard
Picture from Cindy Shuttleworth
Armadillo lizards are so named because of their defensive maneuvers. When threatened, they roll up like so, pointing out all their spikes, much like armadillos do.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Cordylidae
Genus: Cordylus
Species: C. cataphractus
Koziołek said,
October 13, 2008 @ 1:55 pm
Very nice dragon… So sweet
Toby Monk said,
August 15, 2009 @ 4:01 am
Oh that’s a beauty, and a live bearer too!
World’s Strangest | 6 Animals That Show Mother Nature’s Sense of Humor said,
December 22, 2009 @ 1:13 pm
[...] into a ball, but the Armadillo Girdled Lizard (Cordylus cataphractus) does just that. This lizard grabs its tail with its mouth and forms a ring with its spines pointing out. Any predator will have a hard time figuring this [...]
Meo Kyser said,
July 20, 2010 @ 12:40 pm
What an amazing creature! My 4 year old and I are watching Dora and he wanted to look up an armadillo that he saw on the show, then we came across this…absolutly stunning!
grac2u said,
October 3, 2010 @ 9:13 pm
Oh my gosh– he is sooo CUTE!!