Cordylidae (Girdle-tail Lizards)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC

Cordylus niger

40–50% · Likely

LC

Platysaurus intermedius

20–30% · Possible

LC

Ninurta coeruleopunctatus

Cordylus cordylus

Pseudocordylus microlepidotus

10–20% · With luck

LC

Cordylus tropidosternum

Smaug mossambicus

Karusasaurus polyzonus

Chamaesaura anguina

Karusasaurus jordani

Chamaesaura macrolepis

Cordylus jonesii

Pseudocordylus melanotus

Smaug barbertonensis

Platysaurus lebomboensis

Smaug vandami

Smaug warreni

Platysaurus orientalis

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

10–20

Jan

10–20

Feb

10–20

Mar

10–20

Apr

10–20

May

10–20

Jun

5–10

Jul

10–20

Aug

10–20

Sep

20–30

Oct

20–30

Nov

10–20

Dec

🕐 When They're Spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Girdle-tail Lizards

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	P(≥1)
1	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	50–60%
	Black Girdled Lizard			40–50%
	Cape Crag Lizard			10–20%
	Cape Snake Lizard			<5%
	Cape Girdled Lizard			<5%
2	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	4	20–30%
	Blue-spotted Girdled Lizard			10–20%
	Cape Girdled Lizard			5–10%
	Cape Snake Lizard			<5%
	Cape Crag Lizard			<5%
3	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	20–30%
	Common Flat Lizard			20–30%
4	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	9	10–20%
	Common Flat Lizard			5–10%
	Limpopo Girdled Lizard			<5%
	Highveld Crag Lizard			<5%
	Barberton Girdled Lizard			<5%
	Van Dam’s Girdled Lizard			Insufficient data
	🦎 Warren's Girdled Lizard			Insufficient data
	Sekukhune flat lizard			Insufficient data
	Cape Snake Lizard			Insufficient data
	Black Girdled Lizard			Insufficient data
5	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	3	10–20%
	Cape Girdled Lizard			10–20%
	Cape Snake Lizard			<5%
	Cape Crag Lizard			Insufficient data
6	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	2	10–20%
	Tropical Girdled Lizard			Insufficient data
	Gorongosa Girdled Lizard			Insufficient data
7	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2	10–20%
	Karoo Girdled Lizard			5–10%
	Jordan’s Girdled Lizard			Insufficient data
8	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	5–10%
	Tropical Girdled Lizard			Insufficient data
9	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2	5–10%
	Large-scale Snake Lizard			Insufficient data
	Lebombo Flat Lizard			Insufficient data

Girdle-tail Lizards

Species in this group

Black Girdled Lizard

Common Flat Lizard

Blue-spotted Girdled Lizard

Cape Girdled Lizard

Cape Crag Lizard

Tropical Girdled Lizard

Gorongosa Girdled Lizard

Karoo Girdled Lizard

Cape Snake Lizard

Jordan’s Girdled Lizard

Large-scale Snake Lizard

Limpopo Girdled Lizard

Highveld Crag Lizard

Barberton Girdled Lizard

Lebombo Flat Lizard

Van Dam’s Girdled Lizard

Warren's Girdled Lizard

Sekukhune flat lizard

📅 Monthly Probability

🕐 When They're Spotted

Where to see Girdle-tail Lizards

Parks Ranked