This is actually a Armadillo girdled lizard (Cordylus cataphractus), a lizard found exclusively in the deserts of southern africa.
It is known for their unique defence strategy in which they roll up into a wheel – they do this by stuffing their tail into their mouth.
It is known for their unique defence strategy in which they roll up into a wheel – they do this by stuffing their tail into their mouth.
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