Adolfus alleni (BARBOUR, 1914)
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Adolfus alleni
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| Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Alpine Meadow Lizard |
| Synonym | Algiroides alleni BARBOUR 1914 Algiroides alleni — BOULENGER 1920: 352 Algiroides alleni — LOVERIDGE 1923: 952 Algyroides alleni —GREER 1968 Adolfus alleni — ARNOLD 1989 Adolfus alleni — SPAWLS & ROTICH 1997 Adolfus alleni — KÖHLER et al. 2004 Adolfus alleni — GREENBAUM et al. 2011 Adolfus alleni — SPAWLS et al 2018: 182 |
| Distribution | Kenya, Uganda In altitudes (elevations) about 2700 m in several mountains of Uganda (Mount Elgon) and Kenya (Cherangani Hills, Mount Kenia, Aberdare Mountains) Type locality: “near the tree limit, north- east slope of Mt. Kenia [= Mt. Kenya]”, Kenya |
| Reproduction | oviparous (Greer 1968) |
| Types | Holotype: MCZ R-9280 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: This species is unique by the following combination of characters: medium size (SVL 54.3–62.8 mm), low number of temporal scales (5–10), low number of scales around midbody (18–23), and a vertebral stripe often including the occipital scale (for a detailed differencial diagnosis see A. masavaensis). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 76 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Comparisons: Arnold 1989 presents a list of 51 characters across 4 species of Adolfus (A. jacksoni, alleni, africanus, vauereselli). Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. |
| Etymology | Named after Dr. Glover Morrill AlIen (1879-1942) American collector, curator, mammalogist, ornithologist, scientist, teacher, Curator of Mammals (1925-1938) at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard, Professor of Zoology (1938-1942), and President of the American Society of Mammalogists (1927-1929), among many other positions. |
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