Tetradactylus ellenbergeri

Tetradactylus ellenbergeri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Gerrhosauridae
Genus:	Tetradactylus
Species:	T. ellenbergeri
Binomial name
	Tetradactylus ellenbergeri; (Angel, 1922)
Synonyms
	Paratetradactylus ellenbergeri ; Angel, 1922; Tetradactylus boulengeri ; de Witte, 1933; Tetradactylus lundensis ; Monard, 1937; Tedradactylus [sic] fitzsimonsi simplex ; Laurent, 1950; Tetradactylus ellenbergeri ; — Broadley, 1971;

Tetradactylus ellenbergeri, commonly known as Ellen's whip lizard and Ellenberger's long-tailed seps, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is indigenous to Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, ellenbergeri, is in honor of Victor Ellenberger (1879–1972), who was an African-born Swiss missionary and naturalist.^[3]

Geographic range

T. ellenbergeri is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. ellenbergeri are savanna and grassland.^[1]

Description

T. ellenbergeri is a snake-like lizard. Its front legs are absent, and its back legs are reduced to minute spikes about 2 mm long. The tail is extremely long, more than three times the snout-to-vent length (SVL).^[2]

Behavior

T. ellenbergeri is terrestrial and diurnal.^[1]

Diet

T. ellenbergeri preys upon insects and other invertebrates.^[1]

Reproduction

T. ellenbergeri is oviparous.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Bates, M.F (2018). "Tetradactylus ellenbergeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T44929247A44929340. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Species Tetradactylus ellenbergeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
^ Beolens, Bo, Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tetradactylus ellenbergeri, p. 82).

Angel F (1922). "Sur un Lézard d'un genre nouveau de la famille des Gerrhosauridæ". Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 28: 150–152. (Paratetradactylus ellenbergeri, new species). (in French).
Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Tetradactylus ellenbergeri, pp. 181–182).
Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Tetradactylus ellenbergeri, p. 218).

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[iucn_status_14_November_2021-1] Bates, M.F (2018). "Tetradactylus ellenbergeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T44929247A44929340. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

[RDB-2] Species Tetradactylus ellenbergeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

[3] Beolens, Bo, Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tetradactylus ellenbergeri, p. 82).

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