Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: June 24th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Tetradactylus
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Plated Snake Lizards, Long-tailed Snake Lizards, Seps, Whip Lizards
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Geisselschildechsen
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Piskeøgler
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1820 |  |
Tetradactylus Merrem (type species: Chalcides tetradactylus Daudin 1802) |
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1825 | |
Cicigna Gray (type species: Sincus sepiformis [sic] Schneider 1801; syn. Wermuth 1968) |
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1826 | |
Saurophis Fitzinger (type species: Lacerta seps Linnaeus 1758; syn. Wermuth 1968) |
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1838 | |
Caitia Gray (type species: Caitia africana Gray 1838; syn. Wermuth 1968) |
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1843 | |
Homodactylus Fitzinger (type species: Caitia africana Gray 1838; syn. Wermuth 1968) |
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1845 | |
Pleurostrichus Gray (type species: Sincus sepiformis [sic] Schneider 1801; syn. Wermuth 1968) |
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1892 | |
Caetia Cope [substitute name for Caitia Gray 1838] |
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1922 | |
Paratetradactylus Angel (type species: Paratetradactylus ellenbergeri Angel 1922; syn. Wermuth 1968) |
Contents:
7 species, of which 5 (71.4%) are endemic.
In addition to this, 1 endemic species is considered extinct (eastwoodae).
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
C. and S. Africa.
Reported from:
Angola,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Eswatini,
Mozambique,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape),
Tanzania,
Zambia.
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Tetradactylus africanus
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African Plated Snake Lizard, Eastern Long-tailed Snake Lizard
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Grosse Geisselschildechse
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Stor Piskeøgle
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1838 | |
Caitia africana Gray |
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Tetradactylus africanus Boulenger 1887 |
Remarks:
Previously included fitzsimonsi.
Distribution:
Eswatini,
Mozambique,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
KwaZulu-Natal).
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Tetradactylus breyeri
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Transvaal Plated Snake Lizard, (Breyer's Long-tailed Plated Snake Lizard)
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Transvaal-Geisselschildechse
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Transvaal-piskeøgle
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1910 | |
Tetradactylus breyeri Roux |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Free State,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Mpumalanga).
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Tetradactylus eastwoodae
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Limpopo Plated Snake Lizard, (Eastwood's Long-tailed Plated Snake Lizard)
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Limpopo-Geisselschildechse
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Limpopo-piskeøgle
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1913 | |
Tetradactylus eastwoodae Methuen & Hewitt |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Limpopo).
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Tetradactylus ellenbergeri
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Zambian Plated Snake Lizard, (Ellenberger's Long-tailed Plated Snake Lizard, Ellenberger's Whip Lizard)
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Sambianische Geisselschildechse
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Zambiansk Piskeøgle
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1922 | |
Paratetradactylus ellenbergeri Angel |
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Tetradactylus ellenbergeri Laurent 1964 |
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1933 | |
Tetradactylus boulengeri Witte (Wermuth 1968) |
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Tetradactylus fitzsimonsi boulengeri Loveridge 1942 |
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Tetradactylus ellenbergeri boulengeri Laurent 1964 |
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1937 | |
Tetradactylus lundensis Monard (Laurent 1964) |
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1950 | |
Tedradactylus fitzsimonsi simplex [sic] Laurent (Broadley & Howell 1991) |
Distribution:
Angola,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Tanzania,
Zambia.
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Tetradactylus fitzsimonsi
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Cape Plated Snake Lizard, (FitzSimons Long-tailed Snake Lizard)
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Kap-Geisselschildechse
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Kap-piskeøgle
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1915 | |
Tetradactylus fitzsimonsi Hewitt |
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Tetradactylus tetradactylus fitzsimonsi Branch 1981 |
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Tetradactylus africanus fitzsimonsi Branch 1988 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of tetradactylus or, more recently, of africanus. Considered a separate species by Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch (2013). A record from George, Western Cape, needs confirmation (Branch 1998).
Distribution:
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Tetradactylus seps
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Short-legged Plated Snake Lizard, Five-toed Whip Lizard
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Fünfzehige Geisselschildechse
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Kortbenet Piskeøgle
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1758 | |
Lacerta seps Linnaeus |
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Tetradactylus seps Boulenger 1887 |
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1801 | |
Sincus sepiformis [sic] Schneider (Boulenger 1887) |
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Gerrhosaurus sepiformis Duméril & Bibron 1839 |
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1915 | |
Tetradactylus laevicauda Hewitt (Branch 1990) |
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Tetradactylus seps laevicauda Loveridge 1942 |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Western Cape).
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Tetradactylus tetradactylus
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Four-toed Plated Snake Lizard, Common Long-tailed Plated Snake Lizard, Cape Long-tailed Plated Snake Lizard
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Vierzehige Geisselschildechse
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Firtået Piskeøgle
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Chalcides tetradactylus Daudin |
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Saurophis tetradactylus Wagler 1830 |
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Tetradactylus tetradactylus Boulenger 1887 |
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1820 | |
Tetradactylus chalcidicus Merrem (Boulenger 1887) |
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1839 | |
Saurophis lacepedii Duméril & Bibron (Boulenger 1887) |
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1926 | |
Tetradactylus bilineatus Hewitt (Branch 1990) |
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Tetradactylus tetradactylus bilineatus Loveridge 1942 |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Tetradactylus udzungwensis
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Udzungwa Plated Snake Lizard
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Udzungwa-Geisselschildechse
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Udzungwa-piskeøgle
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2004 | |
Tetradactylus udzungwensis Salvidio, Menegon, Sindaco & Moyer |
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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