The cape rough-scaled lizards are terrestrial and found in the range of open woodland and mesic savanna.

[1] Data about the population or specimens collected are needed for the IUCN to obtain more information about the unknown threats that may be impacting them.

Identification of Ichnotropis includes the following:[3] The coloration of the adults consist of a uniform grey and yellowish brown backs with few scattered dark spots.

[3] A dark dorsolateral stripe that may be absent or faint, which runs from the head to the groin and breaks up into a line of lateral spots.

[3] I. grandiceps can be found in open woodland, lime soil, or white sandy areas in Southwestern Africa.