Breyer's long-tailed seps

Breyer's long-tailed seps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Gerrhosauridae
Genus:Tetradactylus
Species: T. breyeri
Binomial name
Tetradactylus breyeri
Roux, 1907

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 of Dutch naturalist Hermann Gottfried Breyer.[2]

Geographic range

T. breyeri is found in the south African provinces of Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Mpumalanga.[3]

Description

T. breyeri is snake-like, with short vestigial legs. There are two toes on each front foot, and one toe on each back foot. Maximum snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 82 mm (3.2 in). The tail is very long, more than three times SVL.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bates MF (2017). "Tetradactylus breyeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2017: e.T21662A110328821. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T21662A110328821.en. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tetradactylus breyeri, p. 38).
  3. 1 2 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. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Tetradactylus breyeri, p. 182 + Plate 51).

Further reading

  • Roux J. (1907). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Fauna von Süd-Afrika. Ergebnisse einer Reise von Prof. Max Weber im Jahre 1894. VII. Lacertilia (Eidechsen) ". Zoologische Jarhrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere. 25: 403-444. (Tetradactylus breyeri, new species, pp. 430–431 + Plate 14, figure 6). (in German).


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