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 | |
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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
- ↑ "Parvilacerta fraasii ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 1 2 3 4 Hraoui-Bloquet S, Sadek R. 2005. Lacerta fraasii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- ↑ 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).
Further reading
- Lehrs P. 1910. "Über eine Lacerta aus dem hohen Libanon ( L. fraasii n. sp. ) und andere Montanformen unter der Eidechsen ". pp. 225-238. In: Anonymous. 1910. Festschrift zum sechzigten Geburtstag Richard Hertwigs (München), gebornen den 23. September 1850 zu Friedberg i. H., Zweiter Band [Volume 2]. Jena, Germany: G. Fischer. (Lacerta fraasii, new species, p. 228). (in German).
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