Adolfus alleni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertibaenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Infraordo: Lacertibaenia

Familia: Lacertidae
Subfamilia: Lacertinae
Genus: Adolfus
Species: Adolfus alleni

Name

• Adolfus alleni (Barbour, 1914)

Holotype: MCZ R-9280, collected by G.M. Allen on 9 September 1909.

Type locality: “near the tree limit, north-east slope of Mt. Kenia [= Mt. Kenya], British East Africa [=Kenya]”.

Combinations

• Algiroides alleni Barbour, 1914: 97 [original combination]
• Adolfus alleni — Arnold, 1973: 357 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Barbour, T. 1914. Some new reptiles. Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club 4: 95–98. BHL

Additional references

• Wagner, P., Greenbaum, E., Malonza, P. & Branch, W.R. 2014. Resolving sky island speciation in populations of Adolfus alleni in East Africa. Salamandra 50(1): 1–17. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Adolfus alleni. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 April 2019.
• Spawls, S., Malonza, P., Wagner, P. & Branch, W.R. 2014. IUCN: Adolfus alleni  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T60755628A45791802. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T60755628A45791802.en

Vernacular names

English: Eastern Alpine Meadow Lizard