Cape Girdled Lizard
Cordylus cordylus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyCordylidae (Girdle-tail Lizards)
- GenusCordylus
- SpeciesCordylus cordylus (Cape Girdled Lizard)
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Girdled Lizard sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Garden Route National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addo Elephant National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Garden Route National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 3 | Table Mountain National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Cape Girdled Lizard in Garden Route National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Cape Girdled Lizard sighting in Garden Route National Park, based on 20 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Cape Girdled Lizard in Garden Route National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Cape Girdled Lizard in Garden Route National Park in our monthly data.