Armadillo lizard. Armadillo lizard, (species Cordylus cataphractus), a southern African member of the family Cordylidae, known for its defensive body posture. This lizard is about 25 cm (10 inches) long. When danger threatens, it forms a ball by rolling on its back and taking its tail in its mouth.
A sign posted outside Ercilla declares this land âMapuche territoryâ of the âTemucuicui Autonomous Community.â (Nick Miroff/The Washington Post) 1  Another sign outside the town of Ercilla reads ârecovered territory.â After the former owners left their home, a Mapuche family moved in.
The Zuni People. The Zuni people are a federally-recognized Native American nation, meaning the U.S. government recognizes their rights to own land, create treaties, and hold special rights. The Zuni are one of several nations that compromise the Pueblo peoples of the American Southwest. The 'Pueblo' is a wide term for the various cultural and language groups that developed agriculture and lived in sedentary, or non-mobile, homes.