It lives in granite outcrops of montane grasslands and dry miombo woodland.

The nostril pierces the center of the nasal scale and the head shields are rugose.

The dorsal coloration is dark brown with paler infusions on the flanks.

Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa: Ralph Curtis Books Publishing, Sanibel Island, Florida, 399 p. Branch, W. R., Rodel, M.-O., and Marais, J., 2005.

A new species of rupicolous Cordylus Laurenti 1768 (Sauria: Cordylidae) from Northern Mozambique: African Journal of Herpetology, 54(2): 131-138.