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Breyer's long-tailed seps

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Species of lizard

Breyer's long-tailed seps
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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.

Geographic range

T. breyeri is found in the South African provinces of Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Mpumalanga.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of T. breyeri is grassland, at altitudes of 1,400–2,000 m (4,600–6,600 ft).

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 7.2 cm (2.8 in). The tail is very long, more than three times SVL.

Reproduction

T. breyeri is oviparous. Clutch size is small, only one or two eggs laid in early summer.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  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. ^ 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).
  4. Species Tetradactylus breyeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • 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).
Taxon identifiers
Tetradactylus breyeri


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