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.
Gauchos of Argentina, Uruguay and Southern Brazil. Wanderers of the Pampas. Wherever you have cattle, and cattle ranches, you have people on horseback tending to them. They're called by many names: a cowboy in the US; gaucho in Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil; vaqueiro in northern Brazil; huaso in Chile and llanero in Colombia and Venezuela. In the great wide plains areas, called pampas, of Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil, cattle raising is a primary way of life. What Are Gauchos? The men who work the cattle are called gauchos, from the Quechua huachu, which means orphan or vagabond.