Adolfus alleni
| Adolfus alleni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Adolfus |
| Species: | A. alleni
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| Binomial name | |
| Adolfus alleni (Barbour, 1914)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Adolfus alleni, also known commonly as the alpine meadow lizard or the alpine-meadow lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.[3] The species is endemic to Kenya.
Habitat and geographic range
A. alleni is found only in alpine moorlands of Mount Kenya, Mount Elgon, and the Aberdares Mountains in Kenya,[3] at altitudes of 2,400–4,500 m (7,900–14,800 ft).[1]
Description
Medium-sized for the
snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 6 cm (2.4 in).[2]
Reproduction
Etymology
The specific name, alleni, is in honor of American zoologist Glover Morrill Allen.[4]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Species Adolfus alleni at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b Greer AE (1968). "Mode of reproduction in the squamate faunas of three altitudinally correlated life zones in East Africa". Herpetologica 24 (3): 229-232.
- ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Adolfus alleni, p. 5).
Further reading
- Barbour T (1914). "Some New Reptiles". Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 4: 95-98. (Algiroides alleni, new species, pp. 97–98).
- ISBN 978-1472935618. (Adolfus alleni, p. 182).
- 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.