A new data on the distribution of the hatay lizard, phoenicolacerta laevis (Gray, 1838) (Squamata: Lacertidae) from the western anatolia

A new locality record for the Hatay Lizard Phoenicolacerta laevis from Özdere (Menderes, Izmir) is presented based on our fieldwork in coastal Aegean Sea Region in July 2013. Our record is north westernmost locality and represents a considerable range extension for both species and genus, around 165 km air distances to the northwest from nearest known locality (Marmaris, Mu?la). © Biharean Biologist, Oradea, Romania, 2014.