Cordylidae

Cordylus cordylus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Cordylus cordylus, the Cape girdled lizard, is a South African insectivorous lizard that gives birth to live young.

Cordylus vittifer (Reichenow, 1887)

Cordylus vittifer, the Transvaal girdled lizard, is distinguished by elongated neck dorsal scales and variable dorsal coloration.

Cordylus niger Cuvier, 1829

Cordylus niger, the black girdled lizard, is a medium-sized solitary lizard found only in parts of South Africa.

Chamaesaura anguina Linnaeus, 1758

Chamaesaura anguina, the Cape grass lizard, is an ovoviviparous lizard species with three subspecies widely found in southern African grasslands.

Ouroborus cataphractus (Boie, 1828)

Ouroborus cataphractus, the armadillo girdled lizard, is an ovoviviparous lizard endemic to South Africa's Succulent Karoo biome.

Hemicordylus capensis (Smith, 1838)

Hemicordylus capensis is a small gracile lizard species with intermediate phenotype between Cordylus and robust Pseudocordylus.

Pseudocordylus microlepidotus (Cuvier, 1829)

Pseudocordylus microlepidotus has similar-sized sexes with distinct differences appearing before sexual maturity.

Pseudocordylus melanotus (Smith, 1838)

Pseudocordylus melanotus, the common crag lizard, is an ovoviviparous lizard native to Eswatini, Lesotho, and South Africa.

Pseudocordylus subviridis (Smith, 1838)

Pseudocordylus subviridis, the Drakensberg crag lizard, is a small cordylid lizard found in South Africa and Lesotho.

Ninurta coeruleopunctatus (Hewitt & Methuen, 1913)

Ninurta coeruleopunctatus, the blue-spotted girdled lizard, is a endemic lizard species from coastal southern South Africa in the Cordylinae subfamily.

Smaug vandami (Fitzsimons, 1930)

Smaug vandami is a large dark brown lizard with yellow rings native to grassland and savanna in South Africa.

Karusasaurus polyzonus (Smith, 1838)

Karusasaurus polyzonus, the Karoo girdled lizard, is a common diurnal insectivorous lizard found in southern Africa.

Platysaurus orientalis Fitzsimons, 1941

Platysaurus orientalis, the Sekukhune flat lizard, is a small lizard native to savannah in South Africa's Sekhukhuneland.

Platysaurus minor Fitzsimons, 1930

The Waterberg flat lizard (Platysaurus minor) is a small striped lizard found in rocky savannah outcrops of northern South Africa.

Platysaurus lebomboensis Jacobsen, 1994

Platysaurus lebomboensis, the Lebombo flat lizard, is a small southern African lizard living in grasslands and thickets.

Platysaurus intermedius Matschie, 1891

Platysaurus intermedius, the common flat lizard, is a widespread Platysaurus species with distinct sexual and subspecific color variation found across southern Africa.

Platysaurus broadleyi Branch & Whiting, 1997

Platysaurus broadleyi, the Augrabies flat lizard, is a medium-sized lizard native to rocky habitats of Northern Cape, South Africa.