Jane Burton / Portrait of toddler sitting with Bengal cat. Model released

Daniel Heuclin / Armadillo Lizard (Cordylus cataphractus) biting its own tail while trying to roll into a defensive ball, captive, from South Africa

Fabio Pupin / Karoo Girdled Lizard, (Karusasaurus polyzonus), black morph, covered in sea salt, Little Namaqualand, South Africa, February . Non-ex.

Fabio Pupin / Cape girdled lizard, (Cordylus cordylus), South Africa, February . Non-ex.

Fabio Pupin / Karoo Girdled Lizard, (Karusasaurus polyzonus), basking on rock, Little Namaqualand, South Africa, February . Non-ex.

Michael Hutchinson / Cape girdled lizard (Cordylus cordylus) in rock crevice, De Hoop, South Africa, December.

Michael Hutchinson / Black girdled lizard (Cordylus niger) on rock, Cape Peninsula, South Africa, December.

Michael Hutchinson / Black girdled lizard (Cordylus niger) on rock, Cape Peninsula, South Africa, December.

Chien Lee / Spiny-tailed Gecko (Diplodactylus ciliaris), Western Australia, Australia

Thomas Marent / Spiny-tailed Gecko (Diplodactylus ciliaris) camouflaged on tree, Kakadu National Park, Australia

Thomas Marent / Spiny-tailed Gecko (Diplodactylus ciliaris) camouflaged on tree, Kakadu National Park, Australia

ZSSD / Armadillo Lizard (Cordylus cataphractus) curled up in typical defensive posture, native to Namibia and South Africa

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Spiny-tailed Gecko (Diplodactylus ciliaris) in tree, Cape Range National Park, Western Australia