Daniel Heuclin / Emperor Flat Lizard (Platysaurus imperator) head in profile; male. Controlled conditions. North Eastern Zimbabwe, November.

Tony Phelps / Karoo girdled lizard (Cordylus polyzonus) in rocky shoreline habitat. Noup, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Karoo girdled lizard (Cordylus polyzonus) Noup, Namaqualand, Northern Cape, South Africa

Charlie Summers / Broadley's flat Lizard (Platysaurus broadleyi) resting on rock, Augrabies National Park, South Africa.

Tony Phelps / Cape crag lizard (Pseudocordylus microlepidotus) sunning on rock, DeHoop Nature reserve, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Drakensburg crag lizard (Pseudocordylus melanotus subviridis) lying in gap between rocks, Sterkfontein, Free State, South Africa

Edwin Giesbers / Western / Broad-tailed Girdled Lizard (Zonosaurus laticaudatus) portrait, Madagascar

Tony Phelps / Sungazer (Gerrhosaurus giganteus) lizard captive, from Orange Free State, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Sungazer (Gerrhosaurus giganteus) lizard captive, from Orange Free State, South Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Karoo Girdled Lizard (Cordylus polyzonus), Cederberg Wilderness Area, Western Cape, South Africa

Inaki Relanzon / Lizard, (Zonosaurus madagascariensis), Nosy Tanikely, Madagascar.

Miles Barton / Armadillo girdled lizard (Cordylus cataphractus) coiled up in defensive posture in person's hand. Elands Bay, South Africa