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Cordylus niger taking a sun bath The black girdled lizard inhabit rocky outcrops on Table Mountain, South Africa.Their colour helps these unique lizards to absorb sufficient heat from the sun, in what is one of the darkest, least sunny parts of South Africa. Black girdled lizard,Cordylidae,Cordylus niger,Geotagged,Girdled lizard,Lizard,South Africa,Squamata,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Cordylus niger taking a sun bath

The black girdled lizard inhabit rocky outcrops on Table Mountain, South Africa.Their colour helps these unique lizards to absorb sufficient heat from the sun, in what is one of the darkest, least sunny parts of South Africa.

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The Black girdled lizard

The black girdled lizard, "Cordylus niger", is a medium-sized lizard restricted to Table Mountain on the Cape Peninsula and a second, isolated population near Langebaan.

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Similar species: Snakes And Lizards
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Uploaded Jan 14, 2023. Captured Aug 24, 2016 09:30 in Unnamed Rd, Table Mountain (Nature Reserve), Cape Town, Table Mountain (Nature Reserve), Cape Town, South Africa.
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  • NIKON D800E
  • f/5.0
  • 1/640s
  • ISO100
  • 300mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.