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Tetradactylus
''Tetradactylus'' is a genus of lizards in the Family (biology), family Gerrhosauridae. The genus is Endemism, endemic to Africa. Species The genus ''Tetradactylus'' contains the following species which are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. *''Tetradactylus africanus'' – African long-tailed seps *''Tetradactylus breyeri'' – Breyer's long-tailed seps, vulnerable (VU) *''Tetradactylus eastwoodae'' – Eastwood's long-tailed seps, extinct (EX) *''Tetradactylus ellenbergeri'' – Ellenberger's long-tailed seps *''Tetradactylus fitzsimonsi'' – Fitzsimons's long-tailed seps *''Tetradactylus seps'' – short-legged seps *''Tetradactylus tetradactylus'' – long-toed seps *''Tetradactylus udzungwensis'' – Udzungwa long-tailed seps ''Nota bene'': A Binomial nomenclature, binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally named in a genus other than ''Tetradactylus''. References Further reading *species:Hartwig A.E. Ber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetradactylus Eastwoodae
''Tetradactylus'' is a genus of lizards in the family Gerrhosauridae. The genus is endemic to Africa. Species The genus ''Tetradactylus'' contains the following species which are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Tetradactylus africanus'' – African long-tailed seps *'' Tetradactylus breyeri'' – Breyer's long-tailed seps, vulnerable (VU) *'' Tetradactylus eastwoodae'' – Eastwood's long-tailed seps, extinct (EX) *'' Tetradactylus ellenbergeri'' – Ellenberger's long-tailed seps *'' Tetradactylus fitzsimonsi'' – Fitzsimons's long-tailed seps *'' Tetradactylus seps'' – short-legged seps *'' Tetradactylus tetradactylus'' – long-toed seps *'' Tetradactylus udzungwensis'' – Udzungwa long-tailed seps ''Nota bene'': A binomial authority In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetradactylus Fitzsimonsi
''Tetradactylus fitzsimonsi'', commonly known as Fitzsimons' long-tailed seps and FitzSimons' whip lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to South Africa. Etymology The specific name, ''fitzsimonsi'', is in honour of Irish-born South African herpetologist Frederick William FitzSimons. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). '' The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Tetradactylus africanus fitzsimonsi'', p. 91). Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''T. fitzsimonsi'' are grassland and shrubland. Description ''T. fitzsimonsi'' has no front legs. Its hind legs are minute, with only one toe on each foot. Adults may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about and a total length (including a long tail) of about . Reproduction ''T. fitzsimonsi'' is oviparous. A clutch of 2–5 eggs is laid in a live ant nest ('' Anochetus faurei)''. Communal nesting has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetradactylus Ellenbergeri
''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. Beolens, Bo, Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Tetradactylus ellenbergeri'', p. 82). Geographic range ''T. ellenbergeri'' is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. www.reptile-database.org. 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 l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetradactylus Breyeri
''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 . 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 . The tail is very long, more than three times SVL. 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. . (''Tetradactylus breyeri'', p. 182 + Plate 51). Reproduction ''T. breyeri'' is ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetradactylus Seps
''Tetradactylus seps'', commonly known as the short-legged seps or five-toed whip lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O .... References Tetradactylus Reptiles described in 1758 Fauna of South Africa Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetradactylus Tetradactylus
''Tetradactylus tetradactylus'', commonly known as the Cape long-tailed seps or longtail whip lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O .... References Tetradactylus Reptiles described in 1802 Fauna of South Africa Taxa named by François Marie Daudin {{Lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetradactylus Udzungwensis
''Tetradactylus udzungwensis'', commonly known as the Udzungwa long-tailed seps, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is found in Tanzania Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t .... References Tetradactylus Reptiles described in 2004 Fauna of Tanzania {{Lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetradactylus Africanus
''Tetradactylus africanus'', commonly known as the eastern long-tailed seps or African whip lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is found in South Africa and Eswatini Eswatini, formally the Kingdom of Eswatini, also known by its former official names Swaziland and the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by South Africa on all sides except the northeast, where i .... References Tetradactylus Reptiles described in 1838 Fauna of South Africa Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerrhosauridae
The Gerrhosauridae are a family of lizards native to Africa and Madagascar. They are close relatives of skinks and were once classified in the same family as them. Habitat Also known as plated lizards, species in the family Gerrhosauridae live in a range of habitats, from rocky crevices to sand dunes. Description Their form is variable, some species having four fully developed limbs, and others having vestigial hind limbs only. Reproduction Most species are believed to be oviparous. Classification Family Gerrhosauridae *Subfamily Gerrhosaurinae **Genus '' Broadleysaurus'' - rough-scaled plated lizard (1 species) **Genus '' Cordylosaurus'' - blue-black plated lizard (1 species) **Genus '' Gerrhosaurus'' - (7 species) **Genus '' Matobosaurus'' - (2 species) **Genus '' Tetradactylus'' - (8 species) *Subfamily Zonosaurinae **Genus '' Tracheloptychus'' - keeled plated lizards (2 species) **Genus ''Zonosaurus'' - zonosaurs (17 species) References Further reading * Boulenger GA (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surface area.Sayre, April Pulley (1999), ''Africa'', Twenty-First Century Books. . With nearly billion people as of , it accounts for about of the world's human population. Demographics of Africa, Africa's population is the youngest among all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Based on 2024 projections, Africa's population will exceed 3.8 billion people by 2100. Africa is the least wealthy inhabited continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, ahead of Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including Geography of Africa, geography, Climate of Africa, climate, corruption, Scramble for Africa, colonialism, the Cold War, and neocolonialism. Despite this lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants of an ancestral taxon are grouped together (i.e. Phylogeneti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
