Table 5.
Meristic characters of adult species in the genera Adolfus and Congolacerta gen. nov. Data are averages ± one standard deviation, with ranges in parentheses. Abbreviations are explained in the Materials and Methods; m = male, f = female, n = unknown gender. Data for A. alleni are taken from single individuals from Mt. Elgon (Uganda, 1n) and the Aberdare Mountains (Kenya, 1m), which are likely not conspecific.
| Characters | A. africanus (4 m, 3 f) |
A. alleni (1n, 1m) |
A. jacksoni (10m, 6f) | C. asukului (3 m, 1f) | C. vauereselli (6 m, 5 f) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS | 6 | 6, 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| FP | 15.29 ± 1.11 (14–17) | 11, 11 | 17.27 ± 1.28 (15–19) | 13.25 ± 2.22 (11–16) | 10.0 ± 1.00 (8–11) |
| SL | 7.14 ± 0.38 (7–8) | 6, 5 | 6.13 ± 0.34 (6–7) | 7 | 6.36 ± 0.51 (6–7) |
| IL | 6 | 4, 5 | 6 | 6 | 5.91 ± 0.30 (5–6) |
| SO | 4 | 3, 4 | 4.06 ± 0.25 (4–5) | 3.25 ± 0.50 (3–4) | 4.09 ± 0.54 (3–5) |
| SC | 6 | 5, 3 | 5.00 ± 0.37 (4–6) | 4.75 ± 0.50 (4–5) | 5.55 ± 0.82 (4–7) |
| SG | 6.43 ± 0.79 (6–8) | 0, 0 | 3.53 ± 1.06 (2–5) | 3.75 ± 0.50 (3–4) | 6.36 ± 1.21 (4–8) |
| ST | 4.86 ± 0.90 (4–6) | 2, 3 | 4.81 ± 0.91 (3–6) | 4.50 ± 1.00 (3–5) | 3.20 ± 0.63 (2–4) |
| ADS | 49.29 ± 10.03 (36–60) | 31, 35 | 61.06 ± 6.61 (51–74) | 63.00 ± 4.36 (60–68) | 63.36 ± 7.55 (47–73) |
| PDS | 25.43 ± 2.82 (20–28) | 19, 22 | 40.06 ± 2.08 (37–44) | 34.25 ± 2.50 (31–37) | 39.82 ± 4.14 (32–44) |
| DSR | 24.14 ± 1.22 (23–26) | 19, 22 | 40.25 ± 2.38 (35–44) | 31.25 ± 2.22 (28–33) | 39.64 ± 5.41 (31–48) |
| DSN | 48.00 ± 3.46 (42–53) | 48, 46 | 95.38 ± 4.51 (90–105) | 81.00 ± 5.42 (73–85) | 73.18 ± 9.39 (54–84) |
| VR | 6 | 6, 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| VN | 23.14 ± 0.90 (22–24) | 26, 25 | 27.34 ± 2.37 (24.5–31.5) | 25.88 ± 1.65 (24–28) | 22.55 ± 0.96 (21.5–24.0) |
| CDS- 11th scale | 15.43 ± 0.98 (14–16) | 21, 21 | 24.31 ± 1.25 (22–27) | 23.25 ± 1.71 (21–25) | 19.67 ± 2.50 (16–24) |
| CDS- 15th scale | 15.14 ± 1.07 (14–16) | 21, 21 | 24.00 ± 1.27 (21–26) | 23.50 ± 1.73 (21–25) | 18.13 ± 1.81 (16–21) |
| SDF1 | 8.14 ± 1.07 (7–10) | 7, 6 | 8.25 ± 0.58 (7–9) | 6.50 ± 0.58 (6–7) | 7.64 ± 0.67 (7–9) |
| SDF2 | 13.17 ± 0.98 (12–14) | 10, 9 | 13.31 ± 0.87 (12–15) | 10.75 ± 0.50 (10–11) | 11.55 ± 0.82 (11–13) |
| SDF3 | 16.71 ± 1.38 (15–18) | 14, 12 | 18.00 ± 1.16 (16–20) | 14.33 ± 1.16 (13–15) | 15.00 ± 1.55 (13–17) |
| SDF4 | 16.71 ± 0.76 (16–18) | 12, 12 | 19.44 ± 1.37 (17–22) | 15.50 ± 0.58 (15–16) | 16.91 ± 0.94 (16–19) |
| SDF5 | 11.57 ± 0.54 (11–12) | 8, 9 | 12.38 ± 1.03 (11–14) | 10.00 ± 1.41 (9–12) | 10.46 ± 0.69 (9–11) |
| SDT1 | 8.29 ± 0.76 (7–9) | 8, 6 | 8.69 ± 1.08 (6–10) | 7 | 8.09 ± 0.54 (7–9) |
| SDT2 | 12.67 ± 1.03 (11–14) | 11, 10 | 13.44 ± 0.89 (11–15) | 10.75 ± 0.50 (10–11) | 11.46 ± 1.13 (10–13) |
| SDT3 | 16.00 ± 0.58 (15–17) | 15, − | 18.79 ± 1.37 (17–21) | 15.25 ± 0.50 (15–16) | 15.27 ± 1.49 (12–17) |
| SDT4 | 19.00 ± 0.58 (18–20) | 19, 18 | 23.64 ± 1.69 (21–27) | 19.25 ± 0.50 (19–20) | 20.18 ± 1.99 (17–22) |
| SDT5 | 13.71 ± 0.76 (13–15) | 12, 11 | 16.13 ± 0.92 (15–17) | 12.50 ± 0.58 (12–13) | 13.73 ± 1.27 (12–16) |