Kulzer's Rock Lizard

Phoenicolacerta kulzeri

"Phoenicolacerta kulzeri", also known commonly as Kulzer's Lizard, Kulzer's rock lizard, and the Petra lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Western Asia.
Phoenicolacerta kulzeri  Phoenicolacerta kulzeri

Naming

The specific name, "kulzeri", is in honor of German coleopterist Hans Kulzer, collector of the holotype.Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
⤷ "Phoenicolacerta kulzeri petraea"
⤷ "Phoenicolacerta kulzeri khasaliensis" Modrý, Necas, Rifai, Bischoff, Hamidan & Amr, 2013
⤷ "Phoenicolacerta kulzeri kulzeri"

"Nota bene": A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than "Phoenicolacerta".

Status

"P. kulzeri" is threatened by habitat loss.

Habitat

The natural habitat of "P. kulzeri" is rocky areas.

Reproduction

"P. kulzeri" is oviparous.

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Status: Endangered
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyLacertidae
GenusPhoenicolacerta
SpeciesP. kulzeri
Photographed in
Israel