Syrian rock lizard
Phoenicolacerta cyanisparsa (Schmidtler & Bischoff, 1999)
Status not recordedlizards
The syrian rock lizard (Phoenicolacerta cyanisparsa) is a species in the family Lacertidae, order Squamata. Recorded adults weigh about 2.41 g and reach 5.95 cm in length.
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Quick facts about the syrian rock lizard
- Weight
- 2.41 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- 5.95 cmsrc for Length
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrubland, woodlandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Reproduction
- Eggssrc for Reproduction
- Active
- By day (diurnal)src for Active
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
How big is the syrian rock lizard?
Where does the syrian rock lizard live?
Not recorded
Is the syrian rock lizard endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the syrian rock lizard classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classReptilia
- orderSquamata
- familyLacertidae
- genusPhoenicolacerta
- SpeciesPhoenicolacerta cyanisparsa (Schmidtler & Bischoff, 1999)
Synonyms Lacerta cyanisparsa
Other names and names in other languages (3)
- ještěrka nazelenaláCzech
- Lagartija siriaSpanish
- Gaziantep KertenkelesiTurkish
Relatives of the syrian rock lizard
Other species in the same genus Phoenicolacerta.
Lebanon lizard
Phoenicolacerta laevis
Troodos lizard
Phoenicolacerta troodica
Kulzer's rock lizard
Phoenicolacerta kulzeri
CompareSyrian rock lizard vs Lebanon lizardSyrian rock lizard vs Troodos lizardSyrian rock lizard vs Kulzer's rock lizard
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the syrian rock lizard?
An adult syrian rock lizard weighs 2.41 g and measures 5.95 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the syrian rock lizard?
The syrian rock lizard (Phoenicolacerta cyanisparsa) belongs to the family Lacertidae in the order Squamata.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles · CC BY 4.0 · v1-2
Oskyrko, O., Mi, C., Meiri, S. et al. (2024) ReptTraits: a comprehensive dataset of ecological traits in reptiles. Scientific Data 11: 243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03079-5. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.24572683.v4 - SquamBase 1.0 - a dataset of squamate species traits · CC0 1.0 · 1.0-dryad-v5
Meiri, S. (2024) SquamBase - a database of squamate (Reptilia: Squamata) traits. Global Ecology and Biogeography 33(4): e13812. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13812. Data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.76hdr7t3b
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