Phoenicolacerta kulzeri facts for kids
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Phoenicolacerta kulzeri, Kulzer's rock lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Western Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, kulzeri, is in honor of German coleopterist Hans Kulzer (1889-1974), collector of the holotype.
Geographic range
P. kulzeri is found in Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.
Habitat
The natural habitat of P. kulzeri is rocky areas.
Reproduction
P. kulzeri is oviparous.
Conservation status
P. kulzeri is threatened by habitat loss.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
- Phoenicolacerta kulzeri petraea (Bischoff & J. Müller, 1999)
- Phoenicolacerta kulzeri khasaliensis Modrý, Necas, Rifai, Bischoff, Hamidan & Amr, 2013
- Phoenicolacerta kulzeri kulzeri (L. Müller & Wettstein, 1932)
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Phoenicolacerta.
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