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=== Armadillo girdled lizard === The genus of the [[armadillo girdled lizard]], ''Ouroborus cataphractus'', takes its name from the animal's defensive posture: curling into a ball and holding its own tail in its mouth.<ref>Stanley, Edward L.; Bauer, Aaron M.; Jackman, Todd R.; Branch, William R.; Mouton, P. Le Fras N. (2011). "Between a rock and a hard polytomy: Rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae)". ''[[Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution]]'' '''58''' (1): 53β70. (''Ouroborus cataphractus'', new combination).</ref> [[File:Pescadilla frita.jpg|thumb|{{lang|es-ES|Pescadillas}} are often presented biting their tails.|alt=Two fried fish on a plate.]]
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