The Great Plated Lizard is a stout, diurnal and terrestrial lizard, usually associated with termite mounds and rocky outcrops. Males are territorial

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The Great Plated Lizard is a stout, diurnal and terrestrial lizard, usually associated with termite mounds and rocky outcrops. Males are territorial and they are omnivores

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Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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