Tony Phelps / Cape grass lizard (Chamaesaura anguina) deHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa, December

Piotr Naskrecki / Cape Flat Lizard (Platysaurus capensis) male basking, South Africa

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

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

Piotr Naskrecki / Cape Flat Lizard (Platysaurus capensis) in succulent karoo habitat, sunning on rock, Richtersveld, Northern Cape, South Africa

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Common Flat Lizard (Platysaurus intermedius) sunning on rock, Matopos National Park, Zimbabwe

PREMAPHOTOS / Ornamental flat lizard {Platysaurus guttatus minor} male in full breeding colours, South Africa

PREMAPHOTOS / Cape flat tailed lizard {Platysaurus capensis} male in full breeding colours, South Africa

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