Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Phoenicolacerta kulzeri (Phoenicolacerta kulzeri), recorded as Endangered
Phoenicolacerta kulzeri (Phoenicolacerta kulzeri). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Phoenicolacerta kulzeri

Phoenicolacerta kulzeri

Phoenicolacerta kulzeri is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Phoenicolacerta kulzeri
Taxonomy
Squamata · Lacertidae · Phoenicolacerta

The lizard or snake

Phoenicolacerta kulzeri is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae.

Range and habitat

P. Kulzeri is found in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. The natural P. Kulzeri usually lives in rocky areas. The species is native to Western Asia.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

P. Kulzeri is threatened by habitat loss.

Phoenicolacerta kulzeri is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Phoenicolacerta kulzeri, Wikidata item Q28526438. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Phoenicolacerta kulzeri?
Phoenicolacerta kulzeri is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae.
What is the conservation status of Phoenicolacerta kulzeri?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Phoenicolacerta kulzeri. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Phoenicolacerta kulzeri live?
P. Kulzeri is found in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.
Why is Phoenicolacerta kulzeri in crisis?
P. Kulzeri is threatened by habitat loss.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Phoenicolacerta kulzeri?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Phoenicolacerta kulzeri a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.