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Continent: Africa
Distribution: Kenya, Uganda In altitudes (elevations) about 2700 m in several mountains of Uganda (Mount Elgon) and Kenya (Cherangani Hills, Mount Kenia, Aberdare Mountains)
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Adolfus alleni

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Adolfus alleni, also known commonly as the alpine meadow lizard or the alpine-meadow lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.[3] The species is endemic to Kenya.

Habitat and geographic range

A. alleni is found only in alpine moorlands of Mount Kenya, Mount Elgon, and the Aberdares Mountains in Kenya,[3] at altitudes of 2,400–4,500 m (7,900–14,800 ft).[1]

Description

Medium-sized for the genus Adolfus, adults of A. alleni have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 6 cm (2.4 in).[2]

Reproduction

A. alleni is oviparous.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, alleni, is in honor of American zoologist Glover Morrill Allen.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Spawls, S.; Malonza, P.; Wagner, P.; Branch, W.R. (2014). "Adolfus alleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T60755628A45791802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T60755628A45791802.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Species Adolfus alleni at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ a b Greer AE (1968). "Mode of reproduction in the squamate faunas of three altitudinally correlated life zones in East Africa". Herpetologica 24 (3): 229-232.
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Adolfus alleni, p. 5).
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Adolfus alleni: Brief Summary

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Adolfus alleni, also known commonly as the alpine meadow lizard or the alpine-meadow lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Kenya.

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