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Giant girdled lizard

Cordylus giganteus
Girdled lizards (Cordylidae)

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Yellow beige lizard with prickly scales, chubby body, beige brown head with a grey glow. The scales are very sharp and everywhere, including belly and yaw.

This is a gregarious animal active at daytime and during night time it gathers in groups in burrows.

⇔ l. 35-40 cm including the tail.

Local to South Africa and smaller than the name indicates.

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