Chiton politus, the tulip chiton, is a medium-sized polyplacophoran mollusc in the family Chitonidae,[1] found on the coast of southern Africa.

The species can display a variety of shell patterns consisting of brown patches and zigzags on smooth pink valves.

The girdle is covered with smooth, overlapping scales and also striped.

It is quite common and can usually be found as solitary individuals under rocks near the low tide mark.

[2] The original description by Lorenz Spengler recorded it at the Cape of Good Hope.