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Cape Girdled Lizard

Cordylus cordylus

Classification

Cordylus cordylus, the Cape girdled lizard, is a medium-sized lizard indigenous to the southern Cape region of South Africa, where it inhabits crags, rocky outcrops and mountain summits. They evade predators by wedging themselves firmly in rock cracks. Description The Cape girdled lizard has a golden-brown body with spiny, keeled body scales, especially on its tail.

Distribution

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