Sungazer lizard on exhibit at San Diego Zoo, San Diego CA USA. Cordylus giganteus, the Sungazer, Giant Spiny-tailed Lizard, Giant Zonure, or Giant Gi

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Sungazer lizard on exhibit at San Diego Zoo, San Diego CA USA. Cordylus giganteus, the Sungazer, Giant Spiny-tailed Lizard, Giant Zonure, or Giant Girdled Lizard is the largest species of Girdled Lizard. They live in colonies and dig burrows into the silty soil of the Themeda grassland in South Africa. The name Sungazer comes from their habit of sitting at the burrow entrance and facing the sun. They are insectivores, but occasionally will eat small vertebrates. Sungazers reproduce every other year, and only produce one or two offspring.

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Keywords: lizard, naturalight, reptile, squamate, sungazer, zoo