Timon (lizard) explained

Timon is a genus of wall lizards in the family Lacertidae.^[1]

Species

The genus Timon contains the following six species which are recognized as being valid.^[2]

• Timon kurdistanicus - Kurdistan lizard
• Timon lepidus - ocellated lizard, jewelled lizard
• Timon nevadensis - Sierra Nevada lizard
• Timon pater
• Timon princeps - Siirt lizard, Zagrosian lizard
• Timon tangitanus - Moroccan eyed lizard

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Timon.

Further reading

• Tschudi JJ (1836). "Über ein neues Subgenus von Lacerta Cuv." Isis von Oken 29 (7): 546–551. (Timon, new subgenus, p. 551). (in German and Latin).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Genus: Timon . Uniprot: Taxonomy. UniProt Consortium. 9 May 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110824124506/http://pir.uniprot.org/taxonomy/399534. 24 August 2011.
2. . www.reptile-database.org.