Breyer's long-tailed seps
Species of lizard
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
| Genus: | Tetradactylus |
| Species: | T. breyeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetradactylus breyeri Roux, 1907 | |
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]
Habitat
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.[3]
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