Phoenicolacerta laevis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Phoenicolacerta
Species:
P. laevis
Binomial name
Phoenicolacerta laevis
(Gray, 1838)
Synonyms

Lacerta laevis Gray 1838

Phoenicolacerta laevis, the Lebanon lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is found in Israel, west Jordan, Lebanon, north-west Syria and south Turkey.[2] Its natural habitats are temperate forest, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Crochet, P.-A.; Lymberakis, P.; Hraoui-Bloquet, S.; Sadek, R.; Werner, Y.L.; Tok, V.; Ugurtas, I.H.; Sevinç, M.; Kaska, Y.; Kumlutaş, Y.; Kaya, U.; Avci, A.; Üzüm, N.; Yeniyurt, C.; Akarsu, F. (2016) [errata version of 2009 assessment]. "Phoenicolacerta laevis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T164570A86642956. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164570A5908737.en. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. Phoenicolacerta laevis The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.


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