Cordylidae (Girdle-tail Lizards)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Cordylus cordylus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Karusasaurus polyzonus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Cordylus niger

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC

Pseudocordylus microlepidotus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC

Platysaurus intermedius

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Pseudocordylus subviridis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC

Ninurta coeruleopunctatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

NT

Cordylus macropholis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Chamaesaura anguina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Cordylus jonesii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~30%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Girdle-tail Lizards

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 37 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 11 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 10	~70%
	Cape Girdled Lizard			~60%
	Cape Crag Lizard			~40%
2	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 10	~70%
	Karoo Girdled Lizard			~50%
	Black Girdled Lizard			~20%
	Cape Girdled Lizard			~20%
	Large-scaled Girdled Lizard			~10%
3	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 10	~60%
	Black Girdled Lizard			~50%
	Cape Crag Lizard			~10%
	Cape Snake Lizard			<5%
	Cape Girdled Lizard			<5%
4	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4 of 10	~40%
	Blue-spotted Girdled Lizard			~20%
	Cape Girdled Lizard			~10%
	Cape Snake Lizard			~10%
	Cape Crag Lizard			<5%
5	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 10	~30%
	Common Flat Lizard			~30%
6	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~30%
	Drakensberg Crag Lizard			~30%
7	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 10	~10%
	Common Flat Lizard			~10%
	Limpopo Girdled Lizard			<5%
8	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 10	~10%
	Cape Girdled Lizard			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 10	~10%
	Cape Girdled Lizard			~10%
	Black Girdled Lizard			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
2	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
3	Bronx Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	National Zoological Garden of South Africa	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
5	Tierpark Hagenbeck	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
6	Schönbrunn Zoo	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
7	Leningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
8	Hartbeespoort Dam Snake and Animal Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
9	Adventure Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
10	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
11	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity

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Girdle-tail Lizards

Species in this group

Cape Girdled Lizard

Karoo Girdled Lizard

Black Girdled Lizard

Cape Crag Lizard

Common Flat Lizard

Drakensberg Crag Lizard

Blue-spotted Girdled Lizard

Large-scaled Girdled Lizard

Cape Snake Lizard

Limpopo Girdled Lizard

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Girdle-tail Lizards

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found