A Real Ouroboros?

[Steerpike]

I thought these pictures of the Armadillo Girdled Lizard were pretty cool:

Cordylus cataphractus (Armadillo girdled lizard)

 

[JCFarnham]

Cool looking lizard!

Any particular reason it's biting its own tail though? That's almost as quirky a display as the lizards that bleed out of their eyes.

 

[Steerpike]

Another site I looked at said it is a response when the animal is threatened. Maybe it is able to stay into a sort of a ball that way and lets its armor protect it?

 

[JCFarnham]

Another site I looked at said it is a response when the animal is threatened. Maybe it is able to stay into a sort of a ball that way and lets its armor protect it?

How curious! Mind you, looks rather ... spikey.

 

[Androxine Vortex]

Nice! i showed this to my little brother. He's nine and he's loved animals all his life and he says that when he grows up he wants to be a marine biologist or a zoologist. He thought it was really cool and everyday he adds a new animal to his journal of animal facts so thanks for giving him a new one!

 

[Zero Angel]

Hoop snake!

Great--now my fiancee wants one of these for a pet

 

[srcroft]

Now that is awesome!

 

[Aravelle]

IT'S SO CUTE!!

It reminds me of my bearded dragon. I think I've seen it before, or saw another Ouroboros-like reptile.. I can't remember.