Eastwood's long-tailed seps

Eastwood's long-tailed seps

Eastwood's longtailed seps, Eastwood's whip lizard

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Tetradactylus eastwoodae

Eastwood's longtailed seps or Eastwood's whip lizard (Tetradactylus eastwoodae ) was a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species was endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat was subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It became extinct due to habitat loss.

Animal name origin

The specific name, eastwoodae, is in honor of Miss A. Eastwood who collected the holotype.

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References

1. Eastwood's long-tailed seps Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastwood's_long-tailed_seps
2. Eastwood's long-tailed seps on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21663/115653635

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