Breyer's long-tailed seps
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.
Etymology
The specific name, breyeri, is in honor of Dutch naturalist Hermann Gottfried Breyer.
Geographic range
T. breyeri is found in the South African provinces of Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, and Mpumalanga.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. breyeri is grassland, at altitudes of.
Description
T. breyeri is snake-like, with short vestigial legs. There are two toes on each front foot, and one toe on each back foot. Maximum snout-to-vent length is. The tail is very long, more than three times SVL.
Reproduction
T. breyeri is oviparous. Clutch size is small, only one or two eggs laid in early summer.