| Adolfus
is a small Lacertid genus with only four species.
The genus is to be found in Africa.
Adolfus
africanus (Boulenger, 1906)
Distribution:
Cameroon,
Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Uganda
and Zambia.
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Adolfus alleni (Barbour, 1914)
Distribution:
Kenya and
Uganda.
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Adolfus
jacksoni (Boulenger, 1899)
Distribution:
Burundi,
Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Kenya,
Rwanda,
Tanzania
and Uganda.
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Adolfus
vaureselli (Tornier, 1902)
Distribution:
Burundi,
Democratic
Republic of the Congo,
Rwanda,
Tanzania
and Uganda.
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| Literature |
| Arnold,
E.N. 1989. Systematics and adaptive radiation of Equatorial
African lizards assigned to the genera Adolfus, Bedriagaia,
Gastropholis, Holaspis and Lacerta (Reptilia:
Lacertidae). J. Nat. Hist., London, 23(3): 525-555. |
| Bischoff,
W. 1990. Übersicht der Arten und Unterarten der Familie
Lacertidae. 1. Die Gattungen Acanthodactylus, Adolfus,
Algyroides und Australolacerta. Die Eidechse,
(1): 18-23. |
| Bosch,
H.A.J. in den. 1996. Bemerkungen zur Gelegezahl von Adolfus
jacksoni (Boulenger, 1899). Die Eidechse, 7(18):
13-15. |
| Richter,
K. 1996. Kurze Bemerkungen zur Haltung und Zucht von Adolfus
jacksoni (Boulenger 1899) im Terrarium. Die Eidechse,
7(17): 34-36. |
| Schmidt,
K.P. 1919. Contributions to the Herpetology of the Belgian
Congo based on the Collection of the American Museum Congo
Expedition, 1909-1915. Part I. Turtles, Crocodiles, Lizards,
and Chameleons. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., 39: 385-624. |
| Schmitz,
A., O. Euskirchen & W. Böhme. 2000. Zur Herpetofauna
einer montanen Regenwaldregion in SW-Kamerun (Mt. Kupe
und Bakossi-Bergland). herpetofauna, 22(124): 16-27. |
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