Koji Ikoma, who was arrested on November 24, 2017, after a high-speed car chase with police, admitted to poaching and possessing the reptiles. In May 2018, a Japanese man faced a sentence of a R1 million fine or 13 years’ imprisonment for the illegal possession and transport of 48 Armadillo girdled lizards, Cape Times reported. Heavy fines or jail time for Japanese poachers They can reach an average total length of about 150-200 mm. It is one of the few lizards that does not lay eggs. Once a year in autumn, the female gives live birth to one or two babies. They are social animals and form family groups of up to 60 individuals in one crevice. They often have to travel distances of between four and twenty meters to termite mounds which makes them vulnerable to poachers. They favour rocky areas as close as possible to termite mounds, as termites are an important food source. They shelter in the holes and crevices of rock formations. These relatively slow-moving, rock-dwelling lizards are very shy and quick to hide when approached.
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