Adolfus masavaensis

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 masavaensis

Name

• Adolfus masavaensis Wagner, Greenbaum & Branch in Wagner et al., 2014: 9

Holotype: ZFMK 75001 (field no. SL85), adult ♀, collected by Stefan Lötters on 5 November 2001.

Type locality: “Mount Elgon, Kenya, near Koitobos Guest House [coordinates approximately: 1.040983, 34.783645], 3372 m a.s.l.”.

References

Primary 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 masavaensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 April 2019.
• Wagner, P., Spawls, S. & Malonza, P. 2014. IUCN: Adolfus masavaensis  (Near Threatened). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T60754279A60754335. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T60754279A60754335.en

Vernacular names

English: Western Alpine Meadow Lizard