Tetradactylus seps

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: Tetradactylus seps

Name

Tetradactylus seps (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Holotype: UUZM 37.
• Type locality: “Meridionalibus”.

Combinations

• Lacerta seps Linnaeus, 1758: 204 [original combination]
• Tetradactylus seps — Boulenger, 1887 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Tetradactylus seps. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 June 2022.
• Bates, M.F. 2018. IUCN: Tetradactylus seps  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T44929366A115668326. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T44929366A115668326.en. Accessed on 17 June 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Short-legged Plated Snake Lizard

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