Adolfus jacksoni explained
Adolfus jacksoni, also known commonly as Jackson's forest lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to East Africa.
Etymology
A. jacksoni is named after Frederick John Jackson, who was an English colonial administrator and ornithologist.[1]
Geographic range
A. jacksoni is found in Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. jacksoni is forest at altitudes of, but it will tolerate some human disturbance.
Behavior
A. jacksoni is diurnal and semi-arboreal.
Reproduction
A. jacksoni is oviparous, and clutch size is three to five eggs. Large communal nests have been found, and these nesting sites have been reused.
As prey
A. jacksoni is preyed upon by the venomous viper Atheris nitschei.
References
- [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, B.]
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1899). "Description of two new Lizards from the Interior of British East Africa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1899: 96–98. (Lacerta jacksoni, new species, p. 96).
- Goldberg SR (2009). "Reproduction of Jackson's Forest Lizard Adolfus jacksoni (Squamata: Lacertidae)". African Herp News (48): 5–7.
- Schlüter U (2008). "Adolfus jacksoni (BOULENGER 1899) – Jacksons Gebirgseidechse". Die Eidechse 19 (3): 76–84. (in German).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. . (Adolfus jacksoni, p. 182).
