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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
| Genus: | Tetradactylus |
| Species: | T. breyeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetradactylus breyeri Roux, 1907
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Etymology
editThe specific name, breyeri, is in honor of Dutch naturalist Hermann Gottfried Breyer.[2]
Geographic range
editT. breyeri is found in the South African provinces of Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Mpumalanga.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of T. breyeri is grassland, at altitudes of 1,400–2,000 m (4,600–6,600 ft).[1]
Description
editT. 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 7.2 cm (2.8 in). The tail is very long, more than three times SVL.[3]
Reproduction
editT. breyeri is oviparous.[4] Clutch size is small, only one or two eggs laid in early summer.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Alexander, G.J.; Tolley, K.A.; Weeber, J.; Bates, M.F. (2019). "Tetradactylus breyeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T21662A154667451. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T21662A154667451.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ 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).
- ^ a b c 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).
- ^ Species Tetradactylus breyeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
edit- Bates MF (1996). "Taxonomic status and distribution of the South African lizard Tetradactylus breyeri Roux (Gerrhosauridae)". South African Journal of Zoology 31 (4): 214–218.
- Berger-Dell'Mour HAE (1983). "Der Übergang von Echse zu Schleiche in der Gattung Tetradactylus, Merrem ". Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Anatomie und Ontogenie der Tiere. 110: 1–152. (in German).
- FitzSimons VF (1943). The Lizards of South Africa. Transvaal Museum Memoirs No. 1. Pretoria: Transvaal Museum. xvi + 528 pp. (Teteradactylus breyeri, p. 294).
- 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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