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The giant girdled lizard, aka sungazer, giant dragon lizard, ouvolk, and/or giant zonure, dwells in South Africa. These lizards, that appear to look more like dragons than lizards, face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of farming of products such as maize and sunflowers. They are […]

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