The armadillo lizard is like a real-life baby dragon in South Africa's desert

[Still Waters]

It looks like a baby dragon from Game of Thrones or perhaps a desert-dwelling Pokémon, but the armadillo girdled lizard is very much a real animal.

They are known by a few different names – including the armadillo lizard, the armadillo spiny-tailed lizard, and the golden-armadillo lizard – although they’re scientifically known as Ouroborus cataphractus.

Its unique appearance isn’t the only unusual feature of the species. Armadillo lizards are one of the few species of lizard that do not lay eggs and give birth to live young, a form of reproduction called viviparity.

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