Adolfus kibonotensis (LÖNNBERG, 1907)

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Higher Taxa	Lacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Jackson’s Forest Lizard G: Jacksons Gebirgseidechse
Synonym	Lacerta jacksoni kibonotensis LÖNNBERG 1907: 5 Adolfus kibonotensis — GREENBAUM et al. 2018: 182
Distribution	Kenya, Tanzania Type locality: Kibonoto = Kibongoto, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (see also comment)
Reproduction	reproduction: oviparous, 3-5 eggs per clutch
Types
Diagnosis
Comment	Synonymy: Lacerta jacksoni kibonotensis was synonymized with L. (A.) jacksoni by Loveridge 1957: 230 but resurrected by Greenbaum et al. 2018.
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
References	Greenbaum, Eli; Stephanie Dowell Beer, Daniel F. Hughes, Philipp Wagner, Christopher G. Anderson, Cesar O. Villanueva, Patrick K. Malonza, Chifundera Kusamba, Wandege M. Muninga, Mwenebatu M. Aristote, and William R. Branch 2018. Phylogeography of Jackson's Forest Lizard Adolfus jacksoni (Sauria: Lacertidae) Reveals Cryptic Diversity in the Highlands of East Africa. Herpetological Monographs 32 (1): 51-68 - get paper here Lönnberg, E. 1907. Reptilia and Batrachia. In: Sjöstedt, Y. (Hrsg.): Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Schwedischen Zoologischen Expedition nach dem Kilimandjaro, dem Meru und den umgebenden Massaisteppen 1905-1906. - Upsala, No. 4, 1-18 - get paper here Loveridge, A. 1957. Check list of the reptiles and amphibians of east Africa (Uganda, Kenya, Tanganyika, Zanzibar). Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 117 (2): 153-362 - get paper here
External links	National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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