Adolfus

Genus of lizards

Adolfus

Adolfus africanus
Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Family:  | Lacertidae
Subfamily:  | Lacertinae
Genus:  | Adolfus
Sternfeld, 1912[1]

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Male of Adolfus jacksoni Male of Adolfus africanus

Adolfus is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to subsaharan Africa.[2][3]

## Etymology

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The generic name, Adolfus, is in honor of German explorer Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg.[4]

## Description

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Adolfus are typically relatively large lacertids measuring 55–84 mm (2.2–3.3 in) in snout–vent length (SVL),[3] except for the much smaller Adolfus masavaensis measuring only 39–56 mm (1.5–2.2 in).[5] The tail is cylindrical, without lateral fringes, and relatively long, about 1.7–2 times SVL. There is no sexual dimorphism. Based on Adolfus jacksoni, the clutch size is 3–5 eggs.[3]

## Habitat

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Adolfus inhabit forest, forest clearings, and grasslands. A. jacksoni inhabits also urban environments. Adolfus alleni has been recorded as high as 4,500 m (14,800 ft) above sea level.[3]

## Species

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The following species are recognized as being valid:[2]

* Adolfus africanus (Boulenger, 1906)
* Adolfus alleni (Barbour, 1914)
* Adolfus jacksoni (Boulenger, 1899)
* Adolfus kibonotensis (Lönnberg, 1907)
* Adolfus masavaensis Wagner, Greenbaum & Branch, 2014
* Adolfus mathewsensis Greenbaum, Dowell-Beer, Hughes, Wagner, Anderson, Villanueva, Malonza, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote & Branch, 2018

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Adolfus.

## References

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1. ^ "Lacertidae". DahmsTierleben. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
2. ^ a b Adolfus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 October 2021.
3. ^ a b c d Greenbaum, Eli; Villanueva, Cesar O.; Kusamba, Chifundera; Aristote, Mwenebatu M.; Branch, William R. (2011). "A molecular phylogeny of Equatorial African Lacertidae, with the description of a new genus and species from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 163 (3): 913–942. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2011.00732.x. PMC 3222588. PMID 22121299.
4. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Genus Adolfus, p. 2).
5. ^ 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.

## Further reading

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* Greenbaum E, Villanueva CO, Kusamba C, Aristote MM, Branch WR (2011). "A molecular phylogeny of Equatorial African Lacertidae, with the description of a new genus and species from eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 163: 913–942.
* Sternfeld R (1912). "Reptilia". pp. 197–279 + Plates VI-IX. In: Schubotz H (Editor) (1913). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Zentral-Afrika-Expedition 1907-1908 unter Führung Adolf Friedrichs, Herzogs zu Mecklenburg, Band IV [Volume 4], Zoologie II. Leipzig: Klinkhardt & Biermann. 485 pp. + 11 plates. (Adolfus, new genus Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine, p. 220). (in German).

Taxon identifiers

Adolfus|

* Wikidata: Q505106
* Wikispecies: Adolfus
* ADW: Adolfus
* BioLib: 128239
* CoL: PC8
* EoL: 35787
* GBIF: 2469675
* iNaturalist: 35395
* IRMNG: 1293836
* ITIS: 1155149
* NCBI: 80445
* Open Tree of Life: 1014436