Its distance from its snout to its cloaca (known as snout-to-vent length) is roughly 120 millimeters, which is nearly 5 inches.

[3] It varies greatly in color – specimens range from black, red, to turquoise.

[4][5] The Karoo girdled lizard is a common species, distributed throughout the southern part of Africa.

[1] The Karoo girdled lizard almost always dwells in rocky areas – besides that, their habitat varies somewhat.

This lizard species is ovoviviparous, which means that the eggs the embryos are in stay inside their mother's body until they are ready to hatch.