NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Lebanon Lizard
Phoenicolacerta laevis (Gray, 1838)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Phoenicolacerta laevis, the Lebanon lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.
It is found in Israel, west Jordan, Lebanon, north-west Syria and south Turkey.
Its natural habitats are temperate forest, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, arable land, pastureland, plantations, and rural gardens.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Phoenicolacerta laevis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:09:06.185934+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Phoenicolacerta laevis (Gray, 1838)
- Name authority
- (Gray, 1838)
- Common name
- Lebanon Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lacertidae
- Genus
- Phoenicolacerta
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyLacertidae
- genusPhoenicolacerta
- speciesPhoenicolacerta laevis (Gray, 1838)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Phoenicolacerta. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Phoenicolacerta cyanisparsa (Schmidtler & Bischoff, 1999) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kulzer’s Rock LizardPhoenicolacerta kulzeri (Müller & Wettstein, 1932) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Troodos Rock LizardPhoenicolacerta troodica (Werner, 1936) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lacerta laevis Gray, 1838 Gray, 1838 | synonym |
| Lacerta judaica Camerano, 1877 Camerano, 1877 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Phoenicolacerta&species=laevis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4GKNS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.