Pseudocordylus microlepidotus, or the Cape crag lizard, is a species of lizard native to shrublands and grasslands of South Africa.

[2] The species' gestation type is ovoviviparous.

The species is protected under Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

[3] The two sexes are similar in size; however, males have larger heads and develop more glands than females.

[4] The sexes begin to differentiate before sexual maturity.