Hemicordylus

Hemicordylus
H. capensis in the Hottentots-Holland
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Cordylidae
Genus:	Hemicordylus Smith, 1838

Hemicordylus, the false girdled lizards, is a genus comprising two lizard species endemic to the Cape Fold Belt of southern South Africa.

Their maximum is about 76 mm. They have gracile features, with a phenotype which is described as intermediate between typical Cordylus and the larger, more robust Pseudocordylus. They have long limbs, and long slender digits. Some populations are melanistic and sexually dichromatic. The melanistic populations have been shown to be ecotypes rather than relics in the related genus Karusasaurus.

Their specialized adaptation to steep rock faces, is believed to have favoured their agility and lightly armored anatomy. They give live birth to 1–3 young.

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