Cape Girdled Lizard

Cape Girdled Lizard

Cordylus cordylus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Table Mountain National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
<5
Aug
0–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Table Mountain National Park?

About 4% of visitor-days record a Cape Girdled Lizard sighting in Table Mountain National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Cape Girdled Lizard in Table Mountain National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Cape Girdled Lizard in Table Mountain National Park in our monthly data.

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