Tetradactylus udzungwensis

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Tetradactylus udzungwensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gerrhosauridae
Genus: Tetradactylus
Species:
T. udzungwensis
Binomial name
Tetradactylus udzungwensis
Salvidio, Menegon, Sindaco, & Moyer, 2004

Tetradactylus udzungwensis, commonly known as the Udzungwa long-tailed seps, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is found in Tanzania. [2]

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References

  1. Howell, K.; Beraduccii, J.; Ngalason, W. (2014). "Tetradactylus udzungwensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2014: e.T44929503A44929546. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. "Tetradactylus udzungwensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2007-12-30.