[2] C. jonesii is found on both sides of South Africa's border with Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.

[1] The Limpopo girdled lizard is arboreal and inhabits dry forests, especially mopane woodland, where it hides under loose bark and in hollow tree limbs.

[4] The dorsal pattern of C. jonesii varies from red to brown to gray, with dark spots or lines.

The Limpopo girdled lizard has a distinct dark dorsolateral stripe running from the head to the hips.

[citation needed] All of the ventral scales on the throat and belly of C. jonesii are smooth instead of keeled.