Fraas's lizard
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Parvilacerta fraasii

Fraas's lizard (Parvilacerta fraasii ) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to Western Asia.

Animal name origin

The specific name, fraasii, is in honor of German paleontologist Eberhard Fraas.

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P. fraasii is found in Lebanon and possibly Syria.

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The natural habitat of P. fraasii is rocky areas.

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P. fraasii is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Fraas's lizard Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fraas's_lizard
2. Fraas's lizard on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61522/12502475

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