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). |
| 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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