Phoenicolacerta laevis

Phoenicolacerta laevis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
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 Palestine, 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

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. (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.
2. Phoenicolacerta laevis The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.