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Tetradactylus ellenbergeri

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Species of lizard

Tetradactylus ellenbergeri
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gerrhosauridae
Genus: Tetradactylus
Species: T. ellenbergeri
Binomial name
Tetradactylus ellenbergeri
(Angel, 1922)
Synonyms
  • Paratetradactylus ellenbergeri
    Angel, 1922
  • Tetradactylus boulengeri
    de Witte, 1933
  • Tetradactylus lundensis
    Monard, 1937
  • Tedradactylus fitzsimonsi simplex
    Laurent, 1950
  • Tetradactylus ellenbergeri
    — Broadley, 1971

Tetradactylus ellenbergeri, commonly known as Ellen's whip lizard and Ellenberger's long-tailed seps, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is indigenous to Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, ellenbergeri, is in honor of Victor Ellenberger (1879–1972), who was an African-born Swiss missionary and naturalist.

Geographic range

T. ellenbergeri is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. ellenbergeri are savanna and grassland.

Description

T. ellenbergeri is a snake-like lizard. Its front legs are absent, and its back legs are reduced to minute spikes about 2 mm long. The tail is extremely long, more than three times the snout-to-vent length (SVL).

Behavior

T. ellenbergeri is terrestrial and diurnal.

Diet

T. ellenbergeri preys upon insects and other invertebrates.

Reproduction

T. ellenbergeri is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Bates, M.F (2018). "Tetradactylus ellenbergeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T44929247A44929340. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Species Tetradactylus ellenbergeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 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 ellenbergeri, p. 82).

Further reading

  • Angel F (1922). "Sur un Lézard d'un genre nouveau de la famille des Gerrhosauridæ". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 28: 150–152. (Paratetradactylus ellenbergeri, new species). (in French).
  • 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 ellenbergeri, pp. 181–182).
  • Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Tetradactylus ellenbergeri, p. 218).


Taxon identifiers
Tetradactylus ellenbergeri


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