Fraas' lizard

Fraas' lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertilia
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Parvilacerta
Species: P. fraasii
Binomial name
Parvilacerta fraasii
Lehrs, 1910
Synonyms
  • Lacerta fraasii Lehrs, 1910
  • Lacerta (Parvilacerta) fraasii
    — Harris et al., 1998
  • Parvilacerta fraasii
    — Bischoff, 2005[1]

Fraas' lizard (Parvilacerta fraasii, syn. Lacerta fraasii ) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, fraasii, is in honor of German paleontologist Eberhard Fraas.[3]

Geographic range

P. fraasii is found in Lebanon and possibly Syria.[2]

Habitat

The natural habitat of P. fraasii is rocky areas.[2]

Conservation status

P. fraasii is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Parvilacerta fraasii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Hraoui-Bloquet S, Sadek R. 2005. Lacerta fraasii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
  3. ↑ 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 fraasi, p. 93).

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