Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Cordylidae Bibliography of the genus Karusasaurus Biodiversity of the family Cordylidae Genus Karusasaurus Karoo Girdled Lizards, Karusa Lizards Karoo-Gürtelschweife Karoo-bæltehaler 2011 Karusasaurus Stanley, Bauer, Jackman, Branch & Mouton (type species: Cordylus polyzonus Smith 1838) Contents: 2 species, of which 1 (50.0%) is endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Distribution: Namibia, South Africa (Eastern Cape, Free State, North West Province, Northern Cape, Western Cape). Karusasaurus jordani Northern Karoo Girdled Lizard, (Jordan's Girdled Lizard) Nördliche Karoo-Gürtelschweif Nordlig Karoo-bæltehale 1936 Zonurus jordani Parker Cordylus jordani FitzSimons 1943 Cordylus polyzonus jordani Loveridge 1944 Karusasaurus jordani Stanley, Bauer, Jackman, Branch & Mouton 2011 Remarks: Treated as a distinct species by Branch (1988). Distribution: Namibia. Karusasaurus polyzonus Southern Karoo Girdled Lizard, Many-zoned Girdled Lizard, Southern Karusa Lizard Südliche Karoo-Gürtelschweif Sydlig Karoo-bæltehale 1838 Cordylus polyzonus Smith Zonurus polyzonus Duméril & Bibron 1839 Cordylus polyzonus Loveridge 1944 Karusasaurus polyzonus Stanley, Bauer, Jackman, Branch & Mouton 2011 Distribution: Namibia, South Africa (Eastern Cape, Free State, North West Province, Northern Cape, Western Cape).