Phoenicolacerta laevis (Gray, 1838) is a animal in the Lacertidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Phoenicolacerta laevis (Gray, 1838)

Phoenicolacerta laevis (Gray, 1838)

The Lebanon lizard (Phoenicolacerta laevis) is a Lacertidae lizard native to the Eastern Mediterranean, threatened by habitat loss.

Family
Genus
Phoenicolacerta
Order
Class
Squamata

About Phoenicolacerta laevis (Gray, 1838)

Phoenicolacerta laevis, commonly known as the Lebanon lizard, is a species of lizard that belongs to the Lacertidae family. This lizard can be found in Israel, western Jordan, Lebanon, northwestern Syria, and southern Turkey. Its natural habitats include temperate forest, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens. Phoenicolacerta laevis is currently threatened by habitat loss.

Photo: (c) Roberto Sindaco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Roberto Sindaco · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Lacertidae Phoenicolacerta

More from Lacertidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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