Timon (lizard)
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Timon is a genus of wall lizards in the family Lacertidae.<ref name=uniprot-tp>Template:Cite web</ref>
Species
The genus Timon contains the following six species which are recognized as being valid.<ref>Template:EMBL genus. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>
- Timon kurdistanicus Template:Small - Kurdistan lizard
- Timon lepidus Template:Small - ocellated lizard, jewelled lizard
- Timon nevadensis Template:Small - Sierra Nevada lizard
- Timon pater Template:Small
- Timon princeps Template:Small - Siirt lizard, Zagrosian lizard
- Timon tangitanus Template:Small - Moroccan eyed lizard
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Timon.
References
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).