Brent Stephenson / Madagascar Plated Lizard (Zonosaurus madagascariensis) on a mossy boulder. Nosy Mangabe, Madagascar.

Brent Stephenson / Plated Leaf / Ground Dwelling Chameleon (Brookesia stumpffi) well camouflaged on a tree branch. Montagne d'Ambre National Park, Diego Suarez, Madagascar.

Brent Stephenson / Plated Leaf / Ground Dwelling Chameleon (Brookesia stumpffi) on a hand to show small size. Montagne d'Ambre National Park, Diego Suarez, Madagascar.

Pete Oxford / Rough scaled / Tawny Plated Lizard (Gerrhosaurus major) on rock. Kruger National Park, South Africa, December.

Bernard Castelein / Great Plated Lizard (Gerrhosaurus major) juvenile head portrait, Jozani Chwaka Bay NP, Zanzibar, Tanzania

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

Thomas Marent / Plated Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia stumpffi) camouflaged on leaf litter, Ankarana Special Reserve, northern Madagascar

Thomas Marent / Plated Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia stumpffi) camouflaged on leaf litter, Ankarana Special Reserve, northern Madagascar

Thomas Marent / Plated Leaf Chameleon (Brookesia stumpffi) camouflaged on leaf litter, Ankarana Special Reserve, northern Madagascar

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Dwarf Plated Lizard (Cordylosaurus subtessellatus), Namib Desert, Namibia

Nick Garbutt / Ornate Plated Lizard (Zonosaurus ornata) basking on rock. Ranomafana National Park, SE Madagascar.

Bernard Castelein / Great / Tawny Plated Lizard (Gerrhosaurus major) Jozani Chwaka Bay NP, Zanzibar, Tanzania

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

Philippe Clement / Close up of Giant Plated Lizard (Gerrhosaurus validus) sunning on rock, Kruger NP, South Africa

Pete Oxford / Plated / Girdle-tailed lizard (Zonosaurus laticaudatus) near Andringitra mountains. South-central MADAGASCAR, endemic

Pete Oxford / Plated / Girdle-tailed lizard (Zonosaurus laticaudatus) near Andringitra mountains. South-central MADAGASCAR, endemic

Tony Phelps / Plated snake lizard / Long-tailed Seps {Tetradactylus tetradactylus} DeHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Plated snake lizard / Long-tailed Seps {Tetradactylus tetradactylus} DeHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Plated snake lizard / Long-tailed Seps {Tetradactylus tetradactylus} DeHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa

Gabriel Rojo / Dwarf Plated Lizards {Cordylosaurus subtessellatus} family sunning, Kruger NP, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Yellow throated plated lizard {Gerrhosaurus flavigularis} DeHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Yellow throated plated lizard {Gerrhosaurus flavigularis} DeHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa

Gabriel Rojo / Dwarf Plated Lizards {Cordylosaurus subtessellatus} Kruger NP, South Africa

Tony Phelps / Yellow throated plated lizard {Gerrhosaurus flavigularis} DeHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa

Gabriel Rojo / Dwarf Plated Lizards {Cordylosaurus subtessellatus} pair sunning, Kruger NP, South Africa

Jabruson / Tawny-plated lizard {Gerrhosaurus major}, Tsavo East NP, Kenya

Richard Du Toit / Two Giant Plated Lizards {Gerrhosaurus validus} South Africa

Tony Heald / Yellow throated plated lizard (Gerrhosaurus flavigularis) Etosha national park, Namibia.

Pete Oxford / Cordylid lizard {Zonosaurus laticaudatus} Ankarana SR, Madagascar

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Dwarf Plated Lizard (Cordylosaurus subtessellatus) on ground, top view, Namib Desert, Namibia

John Cancalosi / Giant plated lizard on rocks, Zimbabwe

Piotr Naskrecki / Rough-scaled Plated Lizard (Gerrhosaurus major), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Rod Williams / Great / Tawny Plated Lizard (Gerrhosaurus major) captive, from East and South East Africa, March

Kim Taylor / Giant plated lizard (Gerrhosaurus validus) on ground, Namibia, Africa