Sassy dancing lizard is breakout star of 'Planet Earth II'

Never stop dancing.
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LONDON -- You haven't seen true sass until you've witnessed a shovel-snouted lizard dancing on hot desert sand.

The fast little critter was introduced during Sunday's episode of Planet Earth II, which focused on desert animals.

"In the heat of the day, surface temperatures can reach up to 160 degrees -- far too hot to handle for most," said Attenborough.

"But not for this shovel-snouted lizard."

Just look at him: that's prime reptilian sass, right there. And he gets to cool his little feet off at the same time, so it's a total win-win.

The internet couldn't get enough of the shovel snouted sass lizard.

Never stop dancing, lizard.

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And never, ever, stop being this sassy.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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