Adolfus

Adolfus is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to subsaharan Africa.[2]

Adolfus
Adolfus africanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Subfamily: Lacertinae
Genus: Adolfus
Sternfeld, 1912[1]
Male of Adolfus jacksoni
Male of Adolfus africanus

Etymology

The generic name, Adolfus, is in honor of German explorer Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg.[3]

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.[2]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Adolfus.

References

  1. "Adolfus". www.dahmstierleben.de.
  2. "Adolfus". www.reptile-database.reptarium.cz.
  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. (Genus Adolfus, p. 2).

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