Adolfus alleni

Adolfus alleni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Adolfus
Species:
A. alleni
Binomial name
Adolfus alleni
(Barbour, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Adolfus alleni
    Barbour, 1914
  • Adolfus alleni
    — Spawls & Rotich, 1997

Adolfus alleni, also known commonly as the alpine meadow lizard or the alpine-meadow lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Kenya.

Habitat and geographic range

A. alleni is found in alpine moorlands (shrubland) of Mount Kenya, Mount Elgon, and the Aberdares Mountains in Kenya, and in clearings in bamboo forest on Mount Kenya, at altitudes of 2,400–4,500 m (7,900–14,800 ft).

Description

Medium-sized for the genus Adolfus, adults of A. alleni have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 6 cm (2.4 in).

Behavior

A. alleni is terrestrial and diurnal.

Reproduction

A. alleni is oviparous.

Etymology

The specific name, alleni, is in honor of American zoologist Glover Morrill Allen.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Spawls, S.; Malonza, P.; Wagner, P.; Branch, W.R. (2014). "Adolfus alleni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014 e.T60755628A45791802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T60755628A45791802.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Adolfus alleni at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  3. 1 2 Greer AE (1968). "Mode of reproduction in the squamate faunas of three altitudinally correlated life zones in East Africa". Herpetologica 24 (3): 229-232.
  4. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Adolfus alleni, p. 5).

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