Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Phoenicolacerta
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Phoenician Lizards
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Phönizische Felseidechsen
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Fønikiske Klippefirben
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Phoenicolacerta Arnold, Arribas & Carranza (type species: Lacerta laevis Gray 1838) |
Contents:
4 species, of which 1 (25.0%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The species of this genus were previously included in
Lacerta (e.g.; Arnold 1989). Some authors prefer to regard it as a subgenus of
Lacerta (e.g., Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008).
Distribution:
Cyprus,
Israel,
Jordan,
Lebanon,
Saudi Arabia,
Syria,
Turkey.
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Phoenicolacerta cyanisparsa
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Syrian Rock Lizard
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Syrische Felseidechse, Ma'alula-Eidechse
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Syrisk Klippefirben
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1999 | |
Lacerta cyanisparsa Schmidtler & Bischoff |
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Phoenicolacerta cyanisparsa Arnold, Arribas & Carranza 2007 |
Distribution:
Syria,
Turkey.
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Phoenicolacerta cyanisparsa
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Phoenicolacerta kulzeri
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Lebanese Rock Lizard, (Kulzer's Rock Lizard)
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Libanesische Felseidechse
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Libanesisk Klippefirben
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Lacerta kulzeri Müller & Wettstein |
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Lacerta danfordi kulzeri Müller & Wettstein 1933 |
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Lacerta laevis kulzeri Eiselt & Schmidtler 1987 |
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Lacerta kulzeri Bosch, Bischoff & Schmidtler 1998 |
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Archaeolacerta kulzeri Sindaco, Venchi, Carpaneto & Bologna 2000 |
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Phoenicolacerta kulzeri Arnold, Arribas & Carranza 2007 |
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1999 | |
Lacerta kulzeri petraea Bischoff & Müller |
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Phoenicolacerta kulzeri petraea Arnold, Arribas & Carranza 2007 |
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Phoenicolacerta kulzeri khazaliensis Modry, Necas, Rifai, Bischoff, Hamidan & Amr |
Other common names:
khazaliensis: Wadi Ramm Rock Lizard
petraea: Petra Rock Lizard
Remarks:
Bischoff & Schmidtler (1994) demonstrated that kulzeri and laevis are separate species, based on their sympatry in Syria.
Distribution:
Israel,
Jordan,
Lebanon,
Saudi Arabia,
Syria.
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Phoenicolacerta laevis
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Lebanese Smooth-scaled Lizard, Lebanon Lizard, Smooth Lizard, Swift Lizard
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Seiden-Felseidechse
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Silkefirben
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1838 | |
Lacerta laevis Gray |
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Archaeolacerta laevis Sindaco, Venchi, Carpaneto & Bologna 2000 |
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Phoenicolacerta laevis Arnold, Arribas & Carranza 2007 |
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1877 | |
Lacerta judaica Camerano (Bischoff & Schmidtler 1999) |
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Lacerta muralis judaica Müller 1882 |
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1936 | |
Lacerta laevis nigra Angel (Bischoff & Schmidtler 1999) |
Remarks:
Previously included kulzeri and troodica.
Records from Cyprus refer to troodica.
Introduced to:
Georgia.
Distribution:
Israel,
Jordan,
Lebanon,
Syria,
Turkey.
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Phoenicolacerta troodica
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Cyprus Rock Lizard, Troodos Lizard
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Zypriotische Felseidechse
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Cypriotisk Klippefirben
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1995 | |
Lacerta laevis troodica Budak & Göcmen |
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Lacerta troodica Tosunoglu, Göcmen, Taskavak & Budak 1999 |
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Archaeolacerta troodica Sindaco, Venchi, Carpaneto & Bologna 2000 |
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Phoenicolacerta troodica Arnold, Arribas & Carranza 2007 |
Distribution:
Cyprus.
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Phoenicolacerta troodica
© Henrik Bringsøe
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