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title: "Lebanon Lizard"
description: "Phoenicolacerta laevis — Répteis. Phoenicolacerta laevis, the Lebanon lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/lebanon-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Lebanon Lizard

> Phoenicolacerta laevis — Répteis. Phoenicolacerta laevis, the Lebanon lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.

- Scientific name: *Phoenicolacerta laevis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta), `farm` (Quinta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1498
- Wikidata: [Q33141](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33141)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73902](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73902)

## Names

- en: Lebanon Lizard
- de: Syrische Eidechse
- es: Lagartija libanesa

## Countries with the most observations

TR (586), IL (519), LB (113), SY (99), PS (41), GE (26), JO (6)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenicolacerta_laevis

## Photo

![Lebanon Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lebanon-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: V S · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/320373367

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lebanon-lizard?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).