Tetradactylus seps (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Gerrhosauridae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tetradactylus seps (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tetradactylus seps (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tetradactylus seps, the short-legged seps or five-toed whip lizard, is a Gerrhosauridae lizard species found in South Africa.

Genus
Tetradactylus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Tetradactylus seps (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tetradactylus seps, first described by Linnaeus in 1758, is a species of lizard that belongs to the Gerrhosauridae family. It is commonly known by two common names: the short-legged seps and the five-toed whip lizard. This lizard species is distributed in South Africa.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Gerrhosauridae Tetradactylus

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