Biology:Adolfus

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Short description: Genus of lizards

Adolfus
Algyroides africanus - Royal Museum for Central Africa - DSC06887.JPG
Adolfus africanus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Subfamily: Lacertinae
Genus: Adolfus
Sternfeld, 1912[1]
Male of Adolfus jacksoni
Male of Adolfus africanus

Adolfus is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to subsaharan Africa.[2][3]

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]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Adolfus.

References

  1. "Lacertidae". 28 September 2021. https://www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/laterata/Lacertidae. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Adolfus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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. PMID 22121299. 
  4. 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).
  5. 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. https://salamandra-journal.com/index.php/home/contents/2014-vol-50/wagner-p-e-greenbaum-p-malonza-b-branch. 

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q505106 entry