Tetradactylus

Tetradactylus seps

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Gerrhosauridae
Subfamilia: Gerrhosaurinae
Genus: Tetradactylus
Species (7): T. africanus – T. breyeri – T. eastwoodae – T. ellenbergeri – T. seps – T. tetradactylus – T. udzungwensis

Name

Tetradactylus Merrem, 1820: 75

• Type species: Tetradactylus chalcidicus Merrem, 1820, by monotypy.

Synonyms

• Cicigna Gray, 1825: 201
  • Type species: Sincus [sic] sepiformis Schneider, 1801, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Merrem, B. 1820. Versuch eines Systems der Amphibien. Johann Christian Krieger: Marburg. xv + 191 pp., 1 pl. BHL Reference page. 
• Gray, J.E. 1825. A synopsis of the genera of reptiles and Amphibia, with a description of some new species. Annals of Philosophy 10: 193–217. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Tetradactylus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 May 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Whip Lizards