Zonurus coeruleopunctatus Hewitt and Methuen, 1913 Cordylus coeruleopunctatus (Hewitt and Methuen, 1913) Ninurta coeruleopunctatus (syn.

Cordylus coeruleopunctatus), the blue-spotted girdled lizard or simply blue-spotted lizard, is a monotypic genus that is endemic to southern, coastal South Africa.

[1][2] The Ninurta coeruleopunctatus, as a member of the Cordylinae subfamily, demonstrates significant variability in body armor.

This variation is a cause of the diverse evolutionary pressures within the subfamily.

The environments aridity is the significant cause for this body armour's evolution.