Cape Girdled Lizard
Cordylus cordylus
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 1,213
- Most observed in
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Cordylus cordylus, the Cape girdled lizard, is a medium-sized lizard indigenous to the southern Cape region of South Africa, where it inhabits crags, rocky outcrops and mountain summits. They evade predators by wedging themselves firmly in rock cracks.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Cordylus cordylus”.