Tetradactylus

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Tetradactylus
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Tetradactylus seps
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Gerrhosauridae
Subfamily: Gerrhosaurinae
Genus: Tetradactylus
Merrem, 1820 [1]

Tetradactylus is a genus of lizards in the family Gerrhosauridae. The genus is endemic to Africa.

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Species

The genus Tetradactylus contains the following species which are recognized as being valid. [2]

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally named in a genus other than Tetradactylus.

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References

  1. "Tetradactylus ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de.
  2. Genus Tetradactylus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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