The Lebanon and Anti-Lebanon Mountains (in Lebanon, crossing into Syria on the Anti-Lebanon), from Jabal Al Arab (Druz) in southern Syria, and from western Jordan (from Al Karak in the north to Petra in the south). 

Species:

Phoenicolacerta kulzeri  (MÜLLER & WETTSTEIN, 1932)

Subspecies (3):

Phoenicolacerta kulzeri kulzeri  (MÜLLER & WETTSTEIN, 1932)

Phoenicolacerta kulzeri khazaliensis  MODRY et al. 2013

Phoenicolacerta kulzeri petraea  (BISCHOFF & MÜLLER, 1999)

Synonyms:

Lacerta kulzeri   MÜLLER & WETTSTEIN, 1932

Lacerta danfordi kulzeri  MÜLLER & WETTSTEIN, 1933

Lacerta laevis kulzeri  EISELT & SCHMIDTLER, 1987

Phoenicolacerta kulzeri  ARNOLD et al, 2007

Common names:

Kulzer’s Eidechse (German)
Kulzer’s Lizard (English)

Types:

kulzeri: Holotype: ZSM 10/1931, paratypes: NMW

khazaliensis: Holotype: ZFMK 73470, adult male

petraea: Holotype: ZFMK 65019, Jordanien; paratypes: JUMR. HUJ and SMF

Terra Typica:

kulzeri: Lebanon Mountains above Bcharree.

khazaliensis: Jebel Khazali, Wadi Ramm (= Wadi Rum), S Jordan.

petraea: Petra, W Jordan.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Müller, L. & Wettstein, O. von (1932) -  Über eine neue Lacerta-Form aus dem Libanon. -  Zoologischer Anzeiger, Leipzig, 98 (7/8): 218-223.  

  • Beyerlein, P. & Mayer, W. (1999) -  Lacerta kulzeri – its phylogenetic relationships as indicated by DNA sequences. -  Natura Croatica, Zagreb, 8 (3): 181-187.    

  • Bischoff, W. & Müller, J. (1999) -  Revision des levantinischen Lacerta laevis/kulzeri-Komplexes: 2. Die Petra-Eidechse Lacerta kulzeri petraea ssp.n. -  Salamandra, Rheinbach, 35 (4): 243-254.    

  • Bischoff, W. & Schmidtler, J.F. (1999) -  New data on the distribution, morphology and habitat choice of the Lacerta laevis – kulzeri complex. -  Natura Croatica, Zagreb, 8: 211-222.    

  • Bosch, H.A.J. in den & Odierna, G. & Aprea, G. & Barucca, M. & Canapa, A. & Capriglione, T. & Olmo, E. (2003) -  Karyological and genetic variation in the Middle Eastern lacertid lizards Lacerta laevis and Lacerta kulzeri-complex: a case of chromosomal allopatric speciation. -  Chromosome Research, Dordrecht, 11 (2): 165-178.    

 
 
 
 

Phoenicolacerta kulzeri: 26  pictures (see subspecies level)

 
 
 

Phoenicolacerta kulzeri petraea  © 2008 Margot und Jürgen Frommer