Lebanon Lizard
Phoenicolacerta laevis
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 846
- Most observed in
- 🇹🇷 Türkiye
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
Phoenicolacerta laevis, the Lebanon lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is found in Israel, west Jordan, Lebanon, north-west Syria and south 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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Phoenicolacerta laevis”.