''Tetradactylus'' is a
genus
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of lizards in the
family
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Gerrhosauridae
The Gerrhosauridae are a family of lizards native to Africa and Madagascar.
Habitat
Also known as plated lizards, species in the family Gerrhosauridae live in a range of habitats, from rocky crevices to sand dunes.
Description
Their form is va ...
. The genus is
endemic
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to
Africa
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.
Species
The genus ''Tetradactylus'' contains the following species which are recognized as being valid.
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Tetradactylus africanus'' – African long-tailed seps
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Tetradactylus breyeri
''Tetradactylus breyeri'', commonly known as Breyer's long-tailed seps or Breyer's whip lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae.
The species is endemic to South Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, ''breyeri'', is in honor o ...
'' – Breyer's long-tailed seps, vulnerable (VU)
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Tetradactylus eastwoodae
''Tetradactylus'' is a genus of lizards in the family Gerrhosauridae. The genus is endemic to Africa.
Species
The genus ''Tetradactylus'' contains the following species which are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org.
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'' – Eastwood's long-tailed seps, extinct (EX)
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Tetradactylus ellenbergeri'' – Ellenberger's long-tailed seps
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Tetradactylus fitzsimonsi'' – Fitzsimons's long-tailed seps
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Tetradactylus seps'' – short-legged seps
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Tetradactylus tetradactylus'' – long-toed seps
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Tetradactylus udzungwensis'' – Udzungwa long-tailed seps
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Nota bene
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'': A
binomial authority
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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally named in a genus other than ''Tetradactylus''.
References
Further reading
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Berger-Dell'Mour HAE (1983). "''Der Übergang von Echse zu Schleiche in der Gattung ''Tetradactylus'', Merrem''
The Transition from Lizard to Legless Lizard in the Genus ''Tetradactylus'', Merrem. ''Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Anatomie und Ontogenie der Tiere'' 110: 1–152. (in German).
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Boulenger GA (1887). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. ... Gerrhosauridæ ...'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Genus ''Tetradactylus'', p. 124).
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Branch, Bill (2004). ''Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa''. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. . (Genus ''Tetradactylus'', pp. 181–182).
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Merrem B (1820). ''Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien: Tentamen Systematis Amphibiorum.'' Marburg: J.C. Krieger. xv + 191 pp. + one plate. (''Tetradactylus'', new genus, p. 75). (in German and Latin).
Gerrhosauridae
Lizard genera
Taxa named by Blasius Merrem
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