Phoenicolacerta kulzeri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Lacertoidea |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Phoenicolacerta |
Species: | P. kulzeri |
Binomial name | |
Phoenicolacerta kulzeri | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Phoenicolacerta kulzeri, also known commonly as Kulzer's Lizard, Kulzer's rock lizard, and the Petra lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. [1] The species is native to Western Asia.
The specific name, kulzeri, is in honor of German coleopterist Hans Kulzer (1889–1974), collector of the holotype. [3]
P. kulzeri is found in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. [1]
P. kulzeri is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]
Nota bene : A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Phoenicolacerta.
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