Phoenicolacerta kulzeri
# Phoenicolacerta kulzeri

Phoenicolacerta kulzeri is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Western Asia.

## Etymology

The specific name, kulzeri, is in honor of German coleopterist Hans Kulzer (1889-1974), collector of the holotype.

## Geographic range

P. kulzeri is found in Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.

## Habitat

The natural habitat of P. kulzeri is rocky areas.

## Reproduction

P. kulzeri is oviparous.

## Conservation status

P. kulzeri is threatened by habitat loss.

## Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.

* Phoenicolacerta kulzeri petraea (Bischoff & J. Müller, 1999)
* Phoenicolacerta kulzeri khasaliensis Modrý, Necas, Rifai, Bischoff, Hamidan & Amr, 2013
* Phoenicolacerta kulzeri kulzeri (L. Müller & Wettstein, 1932)

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

