Family Cordylidae (Girdled Lizards):
countries and regions with most species

© Rune Midtgaard
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*Countries/regions with same number of species are ranked alphabetically
Rank* Country / region Species
No. 1
South Africa
 43
No. 2
Mozambique
 17
No. 3
Limpopo [South Africa]
 16
No. 4
Northern Cape [South Africa]
 15
No. 5
Western Cape [South Africa]
 15
No. 6
KwaZulu-Natal [South Africa]
 13
No. 7
Mpumalanga [South Africa]
 13
No. 8
Zimbabwe
 11
No. 9
Eswatini
 10
No. 10
Eastern Cape [South Africa]
 9
No. 11
Free State [South Africa]
 9
No. 12
Malawi
 8
No. 13
Namibia
 7
No. 14
Angola
 6
No. 15
Gauteng [South Africa]
 6
No. 16
Tanzania
 6
No. 17
Congo-Kinshasa
 5
No. 18
Botswana
 3
No. 19
Kenya
 3
No. 20
Lesotho
 3
No. 21
North West Province [South Africa]
 3
No. 22
Zambia
 3
No. 23
Ethiopia
 1
No. 24
Rwanda
 1
No. 25
Uganda
 1