Subspecies:

Phoenicolacerta kulzeri petraea  (BISCHOFF & MÜLLER, 1999)

Types:

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

Terra Typica:

Petra, W Jordan.

Relevant taxonomic literature:

• 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.    

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  Revision of the Levantine Lacerta laevis / kulzeri complex: 2. The wall lizard of Petra, Lacerta kulzeri petraea ssp.n. Lacerta kulzeri petraea ssp.n. is described from the ancient Petra in Jordan. The new subspecies can be differentiated from the other representatives of the L . kulzeri complex by its relatively short skull, the lack of a masseteric shield in most individuals, and a high number of dorsals, supraciliar granules, gulars, and subdigital lamellae. The ground colouration is light showing only a faint reticulation. Next to the morphological data, notes on distribution and ecology are given.