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title: "Drakensberg Crag Lizard"
description: "Pseudocordylus subviridis — Reptiles. Pseudocordylus subviridis, also known as the Drakensberg crag lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/drakensberg-crag-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Drakensberg Crag Lizard

> Pseudocordylus subviridis — Reptiles. Pseudocordylus subviridis, also known as the Drakensberg crag lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae.

- Scientific name: *Pseudocordylus subviridis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: `mountains` (Mountains)
- iNaturalist observations: 696
- Wikidata: [Q3409711](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3409711)
- iNaturalist taxon: [146388](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/146388)

## Names

- en: Drakensberg Crag Lizard
- de: Drakensberg-Gürtelschweif

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (547), LS (110)

## Summary

Pseudocordylus subviridis, also known as the Drakensberg crag lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. It is a small lizard found in South Africa and Lesotho. It can grow to about 10 cm (3.9 in) from snout to vent.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudocordylus_subviridis

## Photo

![Drakensberg Crag Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/drakensberg-crag-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Maurice Hoffmann · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/320371064

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/drakensberg-crag-lizard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).