Adolfus alleni explained

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.

Habitat and geographic range

A. alleni is found in alpine moorlands (shrubland) of Mount Kenya, Mount Elgon, and the Aberdares Mountains in Kenya,^[1] and in clearings in bamboo forest on Mount Kenya, at altitudes of 2400–.

Description

Medium-sized for the genus Adolfus, adults of A. alleni have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 6cm (02inches).

Behavior

A. alleni is terrestrial and diurnal.

Reproduction

A. alleni is oviparous.

Etymology

The specific name, alleni, is in honor of American zoologist Glover Morrill Allen.^[2]

Further reading

• Barbour T (1914). "Some New Reptiles". Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 4: 95-98. (Algiroides alleni, new species, pp. 97–98).
• Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. . (Adolfus alleni, p. 182).
• 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.

Notes and References

1. [:fr:Allen Eddy Greer|Greer AE]
2. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]