Phoenicolacerta laevis | |
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Scientific 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Phoenicolacerta laevis The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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