Family

Cordylidae

17 species · Animals

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Cape Girdled Lizard

Cordylus cordylus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cordylus cordylus, the Cape girdled lizard, is a South African insectivorous lizard that gives birth to live young.

Common Girdled Lizard

Cordylus vittifer (Reichenow, 1887)

Cordylus vittifer, the Transvaal girdled lizard, is distinguished by elongated neck dorsal scales and variable dorsal coloration.

Black Girdled Lizard

Cordylus niger Cuvier, 1829

Cordylus niger, the black girdled lizard, is a medium-sized solitary lizard found only in parts of South Africa.

Cape Snake Lizard

Chamaesaura anguina Linnaeus, 1758

Chamaesaura anguina, the Cape grass lizard, is an ovoviviparous lizard species with three subspecies widely found in southern African grasslands.

Armadillo Girdled Lizard

Ouroborus cataphractus (Boie, 1828)

Ouroborus cataphractus, the armadillo girdled lizard, is an ovoviviparous lizard endemic to South Africa's Succulent Karoo biome.

Graceful Crag Lizard

Hemicordylus capensis (Smith, 1838)

Hemicordylus capensis is a small gracile lizard species with intermediate phenotype between Cordylus and robust Pseudocordylus.

Cape Crag Lizard

Pseudocordylus microlepidotus (Cuvier, 1829)

Pseudocordylus microlepidotus has similar-sized sexes with distinct differences appearing before sexual maturity.

Highveld Crag Lizard

Pseudocordylus melanotus (Smith, 1838)

Pseudocordylus melanotus, the common crag lizard, is an ovoviviparous lizard native to Eswatini, Lesotho, and South Africa.

Drakensberg Crag Lizard

Pseudocordylus subviridis (Smith, 1838)

Pseudocordylus subviridis, the Drakensberg crag lizard, is a small cordylid lizard found in South Africa and Lesotho.

Blue-spotted Girdled Lizard

Ninurta coeruleopunctatus (Hewitt & Methuen, 1913)

Ninurta coeruleopunctatus, the blue-spotted girdled lizard, is a endemic lizard species from coastal southern South Africa in the Cordylinae subfamily.

Van Dam’s Girdled Lizard

Smaug vandami (Fitzsimons, 1930)

Smaug vandami is a large dark brown lizard with yellow rings native to grassland and savanna in South Africa.

Karoo Girdled Lizard

Karusasaurus polyzonus (Smith, 1838)

Karusasaurus polyzonus, the Karoo girdled lizard, is a common diurnal insectivorous lizard found in southern Africa.

Sekukhune flat lizard

Platysaurus orientalis Fitzsimons, 1941

Platysaurus orientalis, the Sekukhune flat lizard, is a small lizard native to savannah in South Africa's Sekhukhuneland.

Waterberg flat lizard

Platysaurus minor Fitzsimons, 1930

The Waterberg flat lizard (Platysaurus minor) is a small striped lizard found in rocky savannah outcrops of northern South Africa.

Lebombo Flat Lizard

Platysaurus lebomboensis Jacobsen, 1994

Platysaurus lebomboensis, the Lebombo flat lizard, is a small southern African lizard living in grasslands and thickets.

Common Flat Lizard

Platysaurus intermedius Matschie, 1891

Platysaurus intermedius, the common flat lizard, is a widespread Platysaurus species with distinct sexual and subspecific color variation found across southern Africa.