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.[2]
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Tetradactylus africanus Gray, 1838 – African long-tailed seps
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Tetradactylus breyeri Roux, 1907 – Breyer's long-tailed seps, vulnerable (VU)
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Tetradactylus eastwoodae Hewitt & Methuen, 1913 – Eastwood's long-tailed seps, extinct (EX)
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Tetradactylus ellenbergeri (Angel, 1922) – Ellenberger's long-tailed seps
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Tetradactylus fitzsimonsi (Hewitt, 1915) – Fitzsimons's long-tailed seps
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Tetradactylus seps (Linnaeus, 1758) – short-legged seps
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Tetradactylus tetradactylus (Daudin, 1802) – long-toed seps
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Tetradactylus udzungwensis Salvidio, Menegon, Sindaco & Moyer, 2004 – Udzungwa long-tailed seps
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally named in a genus other than Tetradactylus.
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