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Basic information
Ouroborus cataphractus
Armadillo Girdled Lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyGirdle-tail Lizards
GenusOuroborus
- Czech name
- Kruhochvost štítnatý
- English name
- Armadillo Girdled Lizard
- Alternative names
- Armadillo Spiny-tailed Lizard, Golden-armadillo lizard
- Synonyms
- Cordylus cataphractus, Cordylus nebulosus
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Chaparral, Coastal, Desert, Mountain, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial and/or ground-dwelling only, Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 124 mm
- Body mass
- max 58.9 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 30 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Arthropods, Carnivore, Fruit, Insectivore, Insects, Leaves
- Foraging mode
- Ambush
- Body temperature
- 25.8–33.4 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Viviparous
- Clutch size
- 1–2 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 4B9F9 · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 16933 · dryad-v5