---
title: "Gebänderter Gürtelschweif"
description: "Karusasaurus polyzonus — Reptilien. Karusasaurus polyzonus, commonly known as the Karoo girdled lizard or the southern karusa lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/karoo-girdled-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gebänderter Gürtelschweif

> Karusasaurus polyzonus — Reptilien. Karusasaurus polyzonus, commonly known as the Karoo girdled lizard or the southern karusa lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae.

- Scientific name: *Karusasaurus polyzonus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 996
- Wikidata: [Q3193630](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3193630)
- iNaturalist taxon: [33061](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/33061)

## Names

- en: Karoo Girdled Lizard
- de: Gebänderter Gürtelschweif

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (949), NA (29)

## Summary

Karusasaurus polyzonus, commonly known as the Karoo girdled lizard or the southern karusa lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae.

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

## Photo

![Gebänderter Gürtelschweif](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/karoo-girdled-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/33061

## Machine access

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