Armadillo girdled lizard: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the armadillo girdled lizard lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Ouroborus cataphractus
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Cordylidae

Where does the armadillo girdled lizard live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the armadillo girdled lizard in 1 country or territory across Africa. Wikidata lists it as endemic to South Africa.

South Africa

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the armadillo girdled lizard endangered?

The armadillo girdled lizard’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the armadillo girdled lizard?

The armadillo girdled lizard (Ouroborus cataphractus) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Cordylidae, genus Ouroborus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the armadillo girdled lizard

The armadillo girdled lizard (Ouroborus cataphractus), 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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Armadillo girdled lizard (revision 1379034693), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q777490 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).