Highveld Crag Lizard
Pseudocordylus melanotus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyCordylidae (Girdle-tail Lizards)
- GenusPseudocordylus
- SpeciesPseudocordylus melanotus (Highveld Crag Lizard)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Highveld Crag Lizard sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Common Flat Lizard
Platysaurus intermedius
Limpopo Girdled Lizard
Cordylus jonesii
Barberton Girdled Lizard
Smaug barbertonensis
Van Dam’s Girdled Lizard
Smaug vandami
Warren's Girdled Lizard
Smaug warreni
Sekukhune flat lizard
Platysaurus orientalis
Cape Snake Lizard
Chamaesaura anguina
Black Girdled Lizard
Cordylus niger
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Highveld Crag Lizard in Kruger National Park?
About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Highveld Crag Lizard sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Highveld Crag Lizard in Kruger National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Highveld Crag Lizard in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.