| Adolfus | |
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| Adolfus africanus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Subfamily: | Lacertinae |
| Genus: | Adolfus Sternfeld, 19121 |
Adolfus is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to subsaharan Africa.23
Etymology
The generic name, Adolfus, is in honor of German explorer Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg.4
Description
Adolfus are typically relatively large lacertids measuring 55–84 mm (2.2–3.3 in) in snout–vent length (SVL),3 except for the much smaller Adolfus masavaensis measuring only 39–56 mm (1.5–2.2 in).5 The tail is cylindrical, without lateral fringes, and relatively long, about 1.7–2 times SVL. There is no sexual dimorphism. Based on Adolfus jacksoni, the clutch size is 3–5 eggs.3
Habitat
Adolfus inhabit forest, forest clearings, and grasslands. A. jacksoni inhabits also urban environments. Adolfus alleni has been recorded as high as 4,500 m (14,800 ft) above sea level.3
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid:2
- Adolfus africanus (Boulenger, 1906)
- Adolfus alleni (Barbour, 1914)
- Adolfus jacksoni (Boulenger, 1899)
- Adolfus kibonotensis (Lönnberg, 1907)
- Adolfus masavaensis Wagner, Greenbaum & Branch, 2014
- Adolfus mathewsensis Greenbaum, Dowell-Beer, Hughes, Wagner, Anderson, Villanueva, Malonza, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote & Branch, 2018
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Adolfus.
References
References
- "Lacertidae". DahmsTierleben. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- Adolfus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 October 2021.
- Greenbaum, Eli; Villanueva, Cesar O.; Kusamba, Chifundera; Aristote, Mwenebatu M.; Branch, William R. (2011). "A molecular phylogeny of Equatorial African Lacertidae, with the description of a new genus and species from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 163 (3): 913–942. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00732.x. PMC 3222588. PMID 22121299.
- Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Genus Adolfus, p. 2).
- Wagner, P.; Greenbaum, E.; Malonza, P.; Branch, B. (2014). "Resolving sky island speciation in populations of East African Adolfus alleni (Sauria, Lacertidae)". Salamandra. 50 (1): 1–17.
Further reading
Further reading
- Greenbaum E, Villanueva CO, Kusamba C, Aristote MM, Branch WR (2011). "A molecular phylogeny of Equatorial African Lacertidae, with the description of a new genus and species from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163: 913–942.
- Sternfeld R (1912). "Reptilia". pp. 197–279 + Plates VI-IX. In: Schubotz H (Editor) (1913). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907-1908 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzogs zu Mecklenburg, Band IV [Volume 4], Zoologie II. Leipzig: Klinkhardt & Biermann. 485 pp. + 11 plates. (Adolfus, new genus Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, p. 220). (in German).