Phoenicolacerta laevis

Phoenicolacerta laevis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Phoenicolacerta
Species: P. laevis
Binomial name
Phoenicolacerta laevis
Arnold et al. 2007
Synonyms

Lacerta laevis Gray 1838

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

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