Adolfus jacksoni

Adolfus jacksoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Superfamilia: Lacertoidea

Familia: Lacertidae
Subfamilia: Lacertinae
Tribus: Eremiadini
Genus: Adolfus
Species: Adolfus jacksoni

Name

• Adolfus jacksoni (Boulenger, 1899)

Holotype: BMNH 1946.9.2.99, ♂, presented by F.J. Jackson.

Type locality: “'Ravine Station', Mau Mountains, on the main route from Mombasa to Lake Victoria, at an altitude of 7500 feet”.

Combinations

• Lacerta jacksoni Boulenger, 1899: 96 [original combination]
• Adolfus jacksoni — Arnold, 1989: 245 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1899. Description of two new lizards from the interior of British East Africa. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899: 96–98. BHL

Additional references

• Greenbaum, E., Beer, S.D., Hughes, D.F., Wagner, P., Anderson, C.G., Villanueva, C.O., Malonza, P.K., Kusamba, C., Muninga, W.M., Aristote, M.M. & Branch, W.R. 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. DOI: 10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-18-00005.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Adolfus jacksoni. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 April 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Jackson’s Forest Lizard