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Here are a few pics of my 2 adult female girdles. I bought these two at a local pet store and ended they both had twins.

cool pics.my first lizard was a girdled and hes still my favorite lizard ive had.i bought him as a wild caught adult and he lived 10 years in my care so they will live for a pretty long time.
nick

Hi. Is your lizard a Cordylus cordylus? I purchased a baby "armadillo lizard" and have been attempting to find out what species it is. I spoke to another person on kingsnake that was selling an armadillo lizard that looked like my baby and they told me it was a Cordylus cordylus. My baby also looks very similar to the pictures of your babies. The reason I am asking is care information. I found care info for Cordylus sp., but it describes a desert set up with a hot spot of 110 to 120. My baby didn't seem to like those high temperatures so I brought them down. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much for your time.

They are Cordylus tropidosternum aka Forest Armadillo lizard. These aren't true armadillo lizards and are actually tropical girdle tail lizards.

These are often sold in pet stores. Its most likley what you have.

I keep them around 80 F and a basking spot of about 95.

Thank you for the info. That is exactly what I have. He is doing great since I lowered the temps. Now I can get them set where they are supposed to be. Thank you again.

Hello!

The pair on the picture is looking like unpatterned in overall coloration. Did they change coloration after the shedding?
This may help with ID them. Is it also possible to ask the location these cordylus sp were found?