Armadillo Girdled Lizard
Ouroborus cataphractus
- Near threatened
- Card rarity: Uncommon
- Reptiles
The armadillo girdled lizard, 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 areas along the western coast of South Africa. In 2011, it was moved to its own genus based on molecular phylogeny, but formerly it was included in the genus Cordylus. It has the largest known genome of all squamates.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Cordylidae
- Genus
- Ouroborus