Adolfus jacksoni

Adolfus jacksoni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
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

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

Geographic range

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

Habitat

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

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

Reproduction

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

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

References

1. 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. 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

• Boulenger GA (1899). "Description of two new Lizards from the Interior of British East Africa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London1899: 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 Eidechse19 (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).