Fraas's lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Parvilacerta |
| Species: | P. fraasii
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| Binomial name | |
| Parvilacerta fraasii Lehrs, 1910
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Fraas's lizard (Parvilacerta fraasii) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.[2] It is endemic to Western Asia.
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.
- ^ a b c d Hraoui-Bloquet S, Sadek R (2005). Lacerta fraasii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (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).