The Sungazer (Smaug giganteus) is the largest and most heavily armored species in the Cordylidae family. They have gotten their name as Sungazers because of their distinctive thermoregulatory behavior of elevating the anterior parts of the body and extending its forearms as if looking at the sun.

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