Armadillo Lizards

omg cuuuute! Lucky! Buying two, ending up with SEVEN (if I read the birth #s right) :gj:

So these guys have live young? I think that's the first time I've heard of a lizard species not laying eggs, pretty cool!

Very neat! Good luck with the little new ones. :)

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Originally Posted by mainbutter

omg cuuuute! Lucky! Buying two, ending up with SEVEN (if I read the birth #s right) :gj:

So these guys have live young? I think that's the first time I've heard of a lizard species not laying eggs, pretty cool!

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Some chameleons give live birth as well :banana: So do blue tongue skinks, and a lot of other skinks.

We have armadillo lizards at our facility. Cool little guys who are easy to care for and do very well in captivity.

Thanks everyone.

Mike any tips for taking care of these little guys?

I love those guys but they are never for sale around here. Where did you find them?

Petco.

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Originally Posted by Artemis69

Petco.

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^BAD idea. They torture their animals!:colbert:

Very cool looking lizzards and congrats on the babies!!!!!!!!!

Spitfire, I usually dont buy animals from petco. Id actually gone there for something else I couldnt find at my petstore and saw them and thought they were really cool, so I picked a couple up.

These are not Armadillo Lizards.

True Armadillo Lizards - Cordylus cataphractus got their common name from their tendancy to curl up into a ball - like an Armadillo. This species is native to South Africa and can be found in and around kopjes ( rocky outcrops ) and scrub land habitat.

What we have here is the Tropical Girdled Lizard - Cordylus tropidosternum granted they are from the same family but they are not the same. Cordylus tropidosternum do not curl up into a ball and prefer a more tropical habitat.

Don't get me wrong they are cool lizards in their own right but they are a fraction of the price of true Armadillo Lizards.