Lacerta kulzeri

Lacerta kulzeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Lacertidae
Genus:Lacerta
Species: L. kulzeri
Binomial name
Lacerta kulzeri

Lacerta kulzeri is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, kulzeri, is in honor of coleopterist Hans Külzer (1889-1974), collector of the holotype.[2]

Geographic range

L. kulzeri is found in Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.[1]

Habitat

The natural habitat of L. kulzeri is rocky areas.[1]

Conservation status

L. kulzeri is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Disi M, Disi AM, Hraoui-Bloquet S, Sadek R, Werner Y. 2005. Lacerta kulzeri. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
  2. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lacerta kulzeri, p. 147).


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