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Adolfus jacksoni

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Adolfus jacksoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Adolfus
Species:
A. jacksoni
Binomial name
Adolfus jacksoni
(Boulenger, 1899)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lacerta jacksoni
    Boulenger, 1899
  • Lacerta (Podarcis) jacksoni
    de Witte & Laurent, 1942
  • Adolfus jacksoni
    Welch, 1982
Adolfus jacksoni

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

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A. jacksoni is named after Frederick John Jackson, who was an English colonial administrator and ornithologist.[2][3]

Geographic range

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A. jacksoni is found in Burundi, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.[1][2]

Habitat

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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

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A. jacksoni is diurnal and semi-arboreal.[1]

Reproduction

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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

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A. jacksoni is preyed upon by the venomous viper Atheris nitschei.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Spawls, S.; Malonza, P.K.; Beraduccii [sic], J. (2021). "Adolfus jacksoni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T20878000A20878008. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T20878000A20878008.en. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Adolfus jacksoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 October 2021.
  3. ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Adolfus jacksoni, p. 132).

Further reading

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  • 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. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Adolfus jacksoni, p. 182).