| Tetradactylus africanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
| Genus: | Tetradactylus |
| Species: | T. africanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Tetradactylus africanus JE Gray, 1838 | |
Tetradactylus africanus, commonly known as the eastern long-tailed seps or African whip lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is found in South Africa and Eswatini.
The white-backed vulture is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It is closely related to the European griffon vulture, G. fulvus. Sometimes it is called African white-backed vulture to distinguish it from the Oriental white-backed vulture — nowadays usually called white-rumped vulture — to which it was formerly believed to be closely related.
The Gerrhosauridae are a family of lizards native to Africa and Madagascar.
Tetradactylus is a genus of lizards in the family Gerrhosauridae. The genus is endemic to Africa.
Australopithecus africanus is an extinct species of australopithecine which lived from 3.67 to 2 million years ago in the Middle Pliocene to Early Pleistocene of South Africa. The species has been recovered from Taung and the Cradle of Humankind at Sterkfontein, Makapansgat, and Gladysvale. The first specimen, the Taung child, was described by anatomist Raymond Dart in 1924, and was the first early hominin found. However, its closer relations to humans than to other apes would not become widely accepted until the middle of the century because most had believed humans evolved outside of Africa principally due to the hoax transitional fossil Piltdown Man from Britain. It is unclear how A. africanus relates to other hominins, being variously placed as ancestral to Homo and Paranthropus, to just Paranthropus, or to just P. robustus. The specimen "Little Foot" is the most completely preserved early hominin, with 90% of the skeleton intact, and the oldest South African australopith. However, it is controversially suggested that it and similar specimens be split off into "A. prometheus".
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Tetradactylus breyeri, commonly known as Breyer's long-tailed seps or Breyer's whip lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to South Africa.
Eastwood's longtailed seps or Eastwood's whip lizard was a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species was endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat was subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It became extinct due to habitat loss.
Frederick William FitzSimons, was an Irish-born South African naturalist, noted as a herpetologist for his research on snakes and their venom, and on the commercial production of anti-venom.
The Biodiversity of Cape Town is the variety and variability of life within the geographical extent of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality, excluding the Prince Edward Islands. The terrestrial vegetation is particularly diverse and much of it is endemic to the city and its vicinity. Terrestrial and freshwater animal life is heavily impacted by urban development and habitat degradation. Marine life of the waters immediately adjacent to the city along the Cape Peninsula and in False Bay is also diverse, and while also impacted by human activity, the habitats are relatively intact.
The African chameleon or Sahel chameleon is a species of chameleon native to the Sahel and Nile Valley, with an introduced population present in Greece. An average size may be around 34 cm (13 in) long, including its tail.
Maoripsocus africanus is a species of lizard barklouse in the family Caeciliusidae. It is found in Africa and North America.
Adolfus africanus, also known as the multi-scaled forest lizard or green-bellied forest lizard, is a species of lizard. It has a disjunct distribution in the Central African humid forest zone and is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, western Kenya, and extreme northern Zambia; it seems to be absent from the central Congo Basin. It is associated with primary forests and probably does not tolerate deforestation.
Procellosaurinus tetradactylus, Rodrigues's four-fingered teiid, is a species of lizard in the family Gymnophthalmidae. It is endemic to Brazil.
The East African snake-eyed skink or African coral rag skink is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in eastern Africa.
The four-fingered shadeskink or four-toed litter-skink is a species of skink found in Queensland in Australia.
Tetradactylus ellenbergeri, commonly known as Ellen's whip lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is found in Angola, Zambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania.
Tetradactylus fitzsimonsi, commonly known as Fitzsimons's long-tailed seps, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to South Africa.
Tetradactylus seps, commonly known as the short-legged seps or five-toed whip lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is found in South Africa.
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