Adolfus jacksoni
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Adolfus |
| Species: | A. jacksoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Adolfus jacksoni (Boulenger, 1899)
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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
[edit | edit source]A. jacksoni is named after Frederick John Jackson, who was an English colonial administrator and ornithologist.[2][3]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]A. jacksoni is found in Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred natural habitat of A. jacksoni is forest at altitudes of 450–3,000 m (1,480–9,840 ft), but it will tolerate some human disturbance.[1]
Behavior
[edit | edit source]A. jacksoni is diurnal and semi-arboreal.[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]A. jacksoni is oviparous, and clutch size is three to five eggs.[1][2] Large communal nests have been found, and these nesting sites have been reused.[1]
As prey
[edit | edit source]A. jacksoni is preyed upon by the venomous viper Atheris nitschei.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d Adolfus jacksoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 October 2021.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Adolfus jacksoni, p. 132).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- 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. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Adolfus jacksoni, p. 182).
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