''Tetradactylus'' is a

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of lizards in the

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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

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Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

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The genus ''Tetradactylus'' contains the following species which are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Tetradactylus africanus'' – African long-tailed seps *''

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) *''

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. *'' Tetradac ...

'' – Eastwood's long-tailed seps, extinct (EX) *''

Tetradactylus ellenbergeri ''Tetradactylus ellenbergeri'', Common name, commonly known as Ellen's whip lizard and Ellenberger's long-tailed seps, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Gerrhosauridae. The species is indigenous to Africa. Etymology The Spec ...

'' – Ellenberger's long-tailed seps *''

Tetradactylus fitzsimonsi ''Tetradactylus fitzsimonsi'', commonly known as Fitzsimons's long-tailed seps, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Gerrhosauridae. The species is Endemism, endemic to South Africa. References

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'' – Fitzsimons's long-tailed seps *''

Tetradactylus seps ''Tetradactylus seps'', commonly known as the short-legged seps or five-toed whip lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RS ...

'' – short-legged seps *'' Tetradactylus tetradactylus'' – long-toed seps *''

Tetradactylus udzungwensis ''Tetradactylus udzungwensis'', commonly known as the Udzungwa long-tailed seps, is a species of lizard in the Family (biology), family Gerrhosauridae. The species is found in Tanzania. References

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'' – Udzungwa long-tailed seps ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally named in a genus other than ''Tetradactylus''.

References

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. ''Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Anatomie und Ontogenie der Tiere'' 110: 1–152. (in German). * 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). * 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). * 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 {{Lizard-stub

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