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.[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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Phoenicolacerta |
| Species: | P. laevis
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| Phoenicolacerta laevis (Gray, 1838)
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Lacerta laevis Gray 1838 | |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Phoenicolacerta laevis The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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