Armadillo girdled lizard - Wikipedia
The armadillo girdled lizard (Ouroborus cataphractus), [2] also commonly known as the armadillo lizard, the armadillo spiny-tailed lizard, and the golden-armadillo lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is endemic to desert …
南非犰狳蜥 - 百度百科
南非犰狳蜥（学名： Cordylus cataphractus ）是蜥蜴亚目，环尾蜥科动物。 体长20厘米左右，身体布满了 盔甲 般的巨大鳞片，呈暗黄色，当南非犰狳蜥遇到危险时，它们会把尾巴含在嘴里，把所有坚硬的鳞片都面向敌人，以保护腹部柔软的部分，它们甚至会以这种 ...
ADW: Cordylus cataphractus: INFORMATION
Cordylus cataphractus (armadillo lizard or armadillo girdled lizard) is found along the west coast of South Africa, from the Orange River in the north (Little Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province) to the Piketberg Mountains in the south, and as far inland …
Armadillo lizard | Desert-dwelling, Burrowing, Nocturnal | Britannica
Armadillo lizard, (species Cordylus cataphractus), a southern African member of the family Cordylidae, known for its defensive body posture. This lizard is about 25 cm (10 inches) long. When danger threatens, it forms a ball by rolling on its back and taking its tail in its mouth.
Armadillo girdled lizard - SANBI
2020年7月9日 · Ouroborus cataphractus, previous name: Cordylus cataphractus (F. Boie, 1828). The armadillo lizard received its common name from the way it looks when it curls up into its defensive position, which is similar to that of the mammalian armadillo. This diurnal lizard has rows of hard spiny scales covering its body.
Breeding the Tropical Girdled Lizard (Forest Armadillo Lizard)
2009年11月23日 · The Tropical Girdled Lizard (Cordylus tropidosternum) is the most readily available of the 30+ Cordylus species, and offers an excellent introduction to the group. It is sometimes sold as the “Armadillo Lizard”, confusing purchasers who had in mind another (and, at $1,200+ each, vastly more expensive!) species with the same common name, C ...
環尾蜥屬 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书
環尾蜥屬（Cordylus），又名繩蜥屬，是分佈在非洲多種細小至中型的蜥蜴。 牠們所有都是日間活動及 卵胎生 的。 大部份都是岩生的，只有小數是棲於樹上或住在巢穴內。
Cordylus - Wikipedia
The genus Cordylus (Sauria: Cordylidae) includes a wide variety of species of small to medium spiny lizards from Africa, collectively called girdle-tailed lizards or girdled lizards. All are diurnal and ovoviviparous (live-bearing, without shelled eggs).
Armadillo Girdled Lizard - Worldwide Nature
The Armadillo Girdled Lizard (Cordylus cataphractus) a species of lizard from the Xenosauridae family, is native to Mexico and Central America. Despite its small size, it has unique characteristics which have made it a popular pet among reptile enthusiasts.
Cordylus cataphractus (Armadillo girdled lizard) - biodiversity …
Cordylus cataphractus, Western Cape. [photo Dorse C. & van Rooyen S. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Cordylus cataphractus, Western Cape. [photo Price W. & van Rooyen S. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Cordylus cataphractus, Western Cape. [photo Grundlingh F. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Cordylus cataphractus, Clanwilliam, Western Cape.