Cordylus

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Cordylus cordylus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

LC

Cordylus niger

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

NT

Cordylus macropholis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC

Cordylus jonesii

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~30%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~20%

May

~20%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~40%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Cordylus

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 8 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 9 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~60%
	Cape Girdled Lizard			~60%
2	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~50%
	Black Girdled Lizard			~50%
	Cape Girdled Lizard			<5%
3	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3 of 4	~50%
	Black Girdled Lizard			~20%
	Cape Girdled Lizard			~20%
	Large-scaled Girdled Lizard			~10%
4	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Cape Girdled Lizard			~10%
5	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	~10%
	Cape Girdled Lizard			~10%
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Limpopo Girdled Lizard			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 4	~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	National Zoological Garden of South Africa	🇿🇦 South Africa	In captivity
4	Tierpark Hagenbeck	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
5	Schönbrunn Zoo	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
6	Leningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
7	Adventure Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Rákosův pavilon	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
9	Velemlokárium	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity

Species in this group

Cape Girdled Lizard

Black Girdled Lizard

Large-scaled Girdled Lizard

Limpopo Girdled Lizard

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Cordylus

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found