Adolfus Jacksoni

	Adolfus Jacksoni ''Adolfus jacksoni'', also known as Jackson's forest lizard, is a species of lizard found in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is named after Frederick John Jackson Sir Frederick John Jackson, (17 February 1860 – 3 February 1929) was an English administrator, explorer and ornithologist. Early years Jackson was born at Oran Hall, near Catterick, North Yorkshire in 1860. He attended Shrewsbury School ..., English colonial administrator and ornithologist. References Adolfus Lacertid lizards of Africa Reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Reptiles of Kenya Reptiles of Tanzania Reptiles of Uganda Vertebrates of Burundi Vertebrates of Rwanda Reptiles described in 1899 Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger {{Lacertidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	George Albert Boulenger George Albert Boulenger (19 October 1858 – 23 November 1937) was a Belgian-British zoologist who described and gave scientific names to over 2,000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles, and amphibians. Boulenger was also an active botanist during the last 30 years of his life, especially in the study of roses. Life Boulenger was born in Brussels, Belgium, the only son of Gustave Boulenger, a Belgian public notary, and Juliette Piérart, from Valenciennes. He graduated in 1876 from the Free University of Brussels with a degree in natural sciences, and worked for a while at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels, as an assistant naturalist studying amphibians, reptiles, and fishes. He also made frequent visits during this time to the ''Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle'' in Paris and the British Museum in London. In 1880, he was invited to work at the Natural History Museum, then a department of the British Museum, by Dr. Albert C. L. G. Günther a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Adolfus ''Adolfus'' is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to subsaharan Africa. Etymology The generic name, ''Adolfus'', is in honor of German explorer Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Genus ''Adolfus'', p. 2). Description ''Adolfus'' are typically relatively large lacertids measuring in snout–vent length (SVL), except for the much smaller '' Adolfus masavaensis'' measuring only . The tail is cylindrical, without lateral fringes, and relatively long, about 1.7–2 times SVL. There is no sexual dimorphism. Based on '' Adolfus jacksoni'', the clutch size is 3–5 eggs. Habitat ''Adolfus'' inhabit forest, forest clearings, and grasslands. ''A. jacksoni'' inhabits also urban environments. ''Adolfus alleni'' has been recorded as high as above sea level. Species The following species are recognized as being va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Vertebrates Of Rwanda Vertebrates () comprise all animal taxa within the subphylum Vertebrata () (chordates with backbones), including all mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Vertebrates represent the overwhelming majority of the phylum Chordata, with currently about 69,963 species described. Vertebrates comprise such groups as the following: * jawless fish, which include hagfish and lampreys * jawed vertebrates, which include: cartilaginous fish (sharks, rays, and ratfish) bony vertebrates, which include: * ray-fins (the majority of living bony fish) * lobe-fins, which include: ** coelacanths and lungfish tetrapods (limbed vertebrates) Extant vertebrates range in size from the frog species ''Paedophryne amauensis'', at as little as , to the blue whale, at up to . Vertebrates make up less than five percent of all described animal species; the rest are invertebrates, which lack vertebral columns. The vertebrates traditionally include the hagfish, which do not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Vertebrates Of Burundi Vertebrates () comprise all animal taxa within the subphylum Vertebrata () (chordates with backbones), including all mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Vertebrates represent the overwhelming majority of the phylum Chordata, with currently about 69,963 species described. Vertebrates comprise such groups as the following: * jawless fish, which include hagfish and lampreys * jawed vertebrates, which include: cartilaginous fish (sharks, rays, and ratfish) bony vertebrates, which include: * ray-fins (the majority of living bony fish) * lobe-fins, which include: ** coelacanths and lungfish tetrapods (limbed vertebrates) Extant vertebrates range in size from the frog species ''Paedophryne amauensis'', at as little as , to the blue whale, at up to . Vertebrates make up less than five percent of all described animal species; the rest are invertebrates, which lack vertebral columns. The vertebrates traditionally include the hagfish, which do not have pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]