Tetradactylus ellenbergeri
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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. ellenbergeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetradactylus ellenbergeri (Angel, 1922)
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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[edit]
The specific name, ellenbergeri, is in honor of Victor Ellenberger (1879–1972), who was an African-born Swiss missionary and naturalist.[3]
Geographic range[edit]
T. ellenbergeri is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.[2]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitats of T. ellenbergeri are savanna and grassland.[1]
Description[edit]
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).[2]
Behavior[edit]
T. ellenbergeri is terrestrial and diurnal.[1]
Diet[edit]
T. ellenbergeri preys upon insects and other invertebrates.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
T. ellenbergeri is oviparous.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Bates, M.F (2018). "Tetradactylus ellenbergeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T44929247A44929340. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Species Tetradactylus ellenbergeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ 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[edit]
- 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).
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