Cape Girdled Lizard

Cape Girdled Lizard

Cordylus cordylus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · Possible
overall probability at Addo Elephant National Park

Closest Relatives at Addo Elephant National Park

Cape Snake Lizard
LC

Cape Snake Lizard

Reptile

Chamaesaura anguina

<5% · Rare
Cape Crag Lizard
LC

Cape Crag Lizard

Reptile

Pseudocordylus microlepidotus

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
10–20%
2 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
3 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Cape Girdled Lizard in Addo Elephant National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Cape Girdled Lizard sighting in Addo Elephant National Park, based on 58 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Girdled Lizard in Addo Elephant National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Cape Girdled Lizard in Addo Elephant National Park in our monthly data.

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