habitat_narrative
Terrestrial
Found mostly on mountain slopes in fynbos and grassland (Branch 1998, Du Toit et al. 2003). Essentially an arboreal species, resting on and "swimming" over the top of low-growing vegetation such as restios and grasses. Takes shelter at the base of restio or grass tufts, not even sheltering in rock crevices or rodent burrows during fires (Du Preez 2007). In KwaZulu-Natal, the habitat is grassland and wooded grassland at 0-1,500 m a.s.l. (Bourquin 2004). Jacobsen (1989) recorded specimens from the northern part of the range basking on flat rocks and grass tussocks, and noted that they are usually found on rocky hillsides at altitudes of 1,400-1,550 m.