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Taxonomy of the genus Tetradactylus Biodiversity of the family Gerrhosauridae

Bibliography of the genus
Tetradactylus (Plated Snake Lizards)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Gerrhosauridae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Tetradactylus in general

Berger-Dell'Mour, H.A.E. 1983. Der Übergang von Echse zu Schleiche in der Gattung Tetradactylus, Merrem. Vergleichend anatomische Studien, biometrische Untersuchungen und Bewegungsanalysen an 3 südafrikanischen Eidechsarten (Fam. Gerrhosauridae). Zoologische Jahrbücher (Abteilung für Anatomie und Ontogenie der Tiere) 110(1): 1-152.

Berger-Dell'Mour, H.A.E. 1985. The lizard genus Tetradactylus: a model case of an evolutionary process. pp. 495-510. In: Schuchmann, K.-L. (ed.). Proceedings of the International Symposium on African Vertebrates: Systematics, Phylogeny and Evolutionary Ecology. Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. 585 pp.

Branch, W.R. 1989. The genus Tetradactylus (Sauria: Gerrhosaurinae) in the Cape Province, South Africa: new records and their taxonomic status. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 37(1): 13-16.

Tetradactylus africanus

Bates, M.F. 2014. Geographical distributions: Tetradactylus africanus (Gray, 1838). Eastern Long-tailed Seps [Eastern Cape]. African Herp News 61: 34-35.

Bates, M.F. 2014. Geographical distributions: Tetradactylus africanus (Gray, 1838) Eastern Long-tailed Seps [Mozambique]. African Herp News 61: 35-36.

Mason, M.C.; Alexander, G.J. 1992. Tetradactylus africanus africanus. Reproduction. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 41: 42.

Mason, M.C.; Alexander, G.J. 1996. Oviposition site selection in Tetradactylus africanus africanus: a relationship with the ant Anochetus faurei. African Journal of Herpetology 45(1): 31-37.

McLean, S. 1990. Reptile mortalities caused by a grass fire. Lammergeyer 41: 46.

Tetradactylus breyeri

Bates, M.F. 1993. Tetradactylus breyeri Breyer's long-tailed seps. Reproduction. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 42: 37-38.

Bates, M.F. 1996. Taxonomic status and distribution of the South African lizard Tetradactylus breyeri Roux (Gerrhosauridae). South African Journal of Zoology 31(4): 214-218.

Tetradactylus eastwoodae

Hewitt, J.; Methuen, P.A. 1913. Descriptions of some new Batrachia and Lacertilia from South Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 3: 107-111.

Tetradactylus ellenbergeri

Laurent, R.F. 1950. Reptiles nouveaux des Kundelungu. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 43(4): 349-352.

Wagner, P.; Rödder, D.; Wilms, T.M. 2012. New data on the morphology and natural history of Tetradactylus ellenbergeri (Angel, 1922) (Sauria: Gerrhosauridae) and Trachylepis ivensii (Bocage, 1879) (Sauria: Scincidae) in northeastern Zambia. Bonn Zoological Bulletin 61(1): 35-40.

Tetradactylus fitzsimonsi

Hewitt, J. 1915. Descriptions of two new South African lizards, Tetradactylus laevicauda and T. fitzsimonsi. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 5(2): 101-103.

Venter, J.A.; Conradie, W. 2015. A checklist of the reptiles and amphibians found in protected areas along the South African Wild Coast, with notes on conservation implications. Koedoe 57(1) (Art. 1247): 1-25.

Tetradactylus seps

Anonymous. 1987. Herpetology (DNEC). New adder found in the Cedarberg. Port Elizabeth Museum Annual Report 1986-1987: 9.

Branch, W.R. 1989. The genus Tetradactylus (Sauria: Gerrhosaurinae) in the Cape Province, South Africa: new records and their taxonomic status. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 37(1): 13-16.

Branch, W.R. 1990. The genus Tetradactylus (Sauria: Gerrhosaurinae) in the Cape Province, South Africa: new records and their taxonomic status. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 37: 13-16.

Haagner, G.V.; Branch, W.R. 1992. Tetradactylus seps (Linnaeus 1758). Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 41: 37.

Hewitt, J. 1915. Descriptions of two new South African lizards, Tetradactylus laevicauda and T. fitzsimonsi. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 5(2): 101-103.

Rothwell, E. 2011. Black-headed heron's breakfast. Promerops 286: 15.

Tetradactylus tetradactylus

Bates, M.F. 1993. Tetradactylus tetradactylus common long-tailed seps. Size. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 42: 38.

Bates, M.F. 1993. Tetradactylus tetradactylus. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 42: 41.

Bates, M.F. 2011. Geographical distribution: Tetradactylus tetradactylus (Daudin, 1802). Common Long-tailed Seps. South Africa: Northern Cape Province. African Herp News 53: 52-53.

Branch, W.R. 1989. The genus Tetradactylus (Sauria: Gerrhosaurinae) in the Cape Province, South Africa: new records and their taxonomic status. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 37(1): 13-16.

Branch, W.R. 1990. The genus Tetradactylus (Sauria: Gerrhosaurinae) in the Cape Province, South Africa: new records and their taxonomic status. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 37: 13-16.

Branch, W.R.; Haagner, G.V. 1992. Tetradactylus tetradactylus (Lacepede 1803). Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 41: 37.

Tetradactylus udzungwensis

Salvidio, S.; Menegon, M.; Sindaco, R.; Moyer, D. 2004. A new species of elongate seps from Udzungwa grasslands, southern Tanzania (Reptilia, Gerrhosauridae, Tetradactylus Merrem, 1820). Amphibia-Reptilia 25(1): 19-27.