Phoenicolacerta laevis

Phoenicolacerta laevis, the Lebanon lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is found in Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey. 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.

Phoenicolacerta laevis
Scientific classification
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

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. (2009). "Phoenicolacerta laevis (errata version published in 2016)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T164570A86642956. Retrieved 5 April 2020.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)


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