![BBC Earth on Twitter: "Armadillo lizards roll up into protective balls to shield their soft bellies, much like a hedgehog. http://t.co/oZMcwAP0ql" / Twitter BBC Earth on Twitter: "Armadillo lizards roll up into protective balls to shield their soft bellies, much like a hedgehog. http://t.co/oZMcwAP0ql" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B09lEGdIcAAwEyD.jpg)
BBC Earth on Twitter: "Armadillo lizards roll up into protective balls to shield their soft bellies, much like a hedgehog. http://t.co/oZMcwAP0ql" / Twitter
![So I learned about this little guy recently. This is an armadillo lizard. And yes, they are legal. They live along the coastal areas of South Africa and are highly social with So I learned about this little guy recently. This is an armadillo lizard. And yes, they are legal. They live along the coastal areas of South Africa and are highly social with](https://preview.redd.it/y23c9jit7ai21.jpg?auto=webp&s=525a468e1654ba5dcc65d851f2d425133a0cca4c)
So I learned about this little guy recently. This is an armadillo lizard. And yes, they are legal. They live along the coastal areas of South Africa and are highly social with
![Armadillo Lizard (Cordylus cataphractus) biting its own tail while trying to roll into a defensive ball, captive, from South Africa Armadillo Lizard (Cordylus cataphractus) biting its own tail while trying to roll into a defensive ball, captive, from South Africa](https://www.naturepl.com/cache/pcache2/01434996.jpg)
Armadillo Lizard (Cordylus cataphractus) biting its own tail while trying to roll into a defensive ball, captive, from South Africa
Avantgardens - The armadillo girdled lizard (Ouroborus cataphractus) The armadillo girdled lizard possesses an uncommon anti-predator adaptation, in which it takes its tail in its mouth and rolls into a ball when
![The armadillo lizard bites its own tail to roll up into a ball as a defense mechanism. : r/interestingasfuck The armadillo lizard bites its own tail to roll up into a ball as a defense mechanism. : r/interestingasfuck](https://preview.redd.it/kpedja2taoa21.jpg?auto=webp&s=9cad922c8376ec8ad12a1664e19a35130ee05e1f)
The armadillo lizard bites its own tail to roll up into a ball as a defense mechanism. : r/interestingasfuck
![Cincinnati Zoo on Twitter: "The armadillo lizard might look more like a Pokémon character than a lizard at the Cincinnati Zoo! When danger is near, they turn into a ball by rolling Cincinnati Zoo on Twitter: "The armadillo lizard might look more like a Pokémon character than a lizard at the Cincinnati Zoo! When danger is near, they turn into a ball by rolling](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FOUJxseXMAkAKx0.jpg:large)