Adolfus
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Adolfus is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to subsaharan Africa.[1][2]
Etymology
The generic name, Adolfus, is in honor of German explorer Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg.[3]
Description
Adolfus are typically relatively large lacertids measuring Script error: No such module "convert". in snout–vent length (SVL),[2] except for the much smaller Adolfus masavaensis measuring only Script error: No such module "convert"..[4] 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.[2]
Habitat
Adolfus inhabit forest, forest clearings, and grasslands. A. jacksoni inhabits also urban environments. Adolfus alleni has been recorded as high as Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level.[2]
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid:[1]
- Adolfus africanus (Boulenger, 1906)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Adolfus alleni (Barbour, 1914)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Adolfus jacksoni (Boulenger, 1899)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Adolfus kibonotensis (Lönnberg, 1907)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Adolfus masavaensis Wagner, Greenbaum & Branch, 2014Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Adolfus mathewsensis Greenbaum, Dowell-Beer, Hughes, Wagner, Anderson, Villanueva, Malonza, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote & Branch, 2018Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Adolfus.
References
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- ↑ a b Adolfus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 October 2021.
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- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Genus Adolfus, p. 2).
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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 Template:Webarchive, p. 220). (in German).