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Cordylus cataphractus
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An armadillo lizard (Cordylus cataphractus) taking a defensive posture in response to a predator.
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- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Reptilia turtles, snakes, lizards, and relatives
- Order Squamata
- Family Cordylidae
- Genus Cordylus
- Species Cordylus cataphractus
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