Large-scaled Girdled Lizard

Cordylus macropholis est une espèce de sauriens de la famille des Cordylidae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique d'Afrique du Sud. Elle se rencontre de Yzerfontein au Cap-Occidental à Kleinzee au Cap-du-Nord.

Cordylus macropholis, the large-scaled girdled lizard, is a small (55-77 mm) lizard endemic to the west coast of South Africa. They spend most of their time on and around a single plant species, Euphorbia caput-medusae which only occupies around 5% of the vegetation present. It is thought that they restrict themselves to these plants because they provide safer hiding places than most other shrubs, house a large range of invertebrate prey, and provide good thermal microhabitats.

Cordylus es un género de reptiles escamosos de la familia Cordylidae propios del sur, centro y este de África. Especies Según The Reptile Database:​ Cordylus angolensis (Bocage, 1895). Cordylus aridus Mouton & Van Wyk, 1994.