Smaug giganteus

Giant Girdled Lizard

As recorded: Cordylus giganteus Smith, 1844

Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Cordylidae

Collected by: ?
Identified by: A C Ziegler
Record type: Preserved specimen

Smaug giganteus observed alive

Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 34 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-12.

2025-11-12

Thabo Mofutsanyane, ZA-FS, ZA

(c) Charl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-10-15

Thabo Mofutsanyane, ZA-FS, ZA

(c) Charl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-29

Free State, ZA

(c) _3foxes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-03

Thabo Mofutsanyane, ZA-FS, ZA

(c) Ryan Tippett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-01-28

Fezile Dabi, ZA-FS, ZA

(c) Clifford Davel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-01-04

Thabo Mofutsanyane, ZA-FS, ZA

(c) Thomas Belford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Smaug giganteus. BPBM 5960. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090371267. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/5960.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 1090371267 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

Type status not recognized

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