Timon (lizard)
Genus of lizards
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Timon is a genus of wall lizards in the family Lacertidae.[1]
| Timon | |
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| Timon lepidus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Subfamily: | Lacertinae |
| Genus: | Timon Tschudi, 1836 |
| Species | |
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Six, see text. | |
Species
The genus Timon contains the following six extant species, which are recognized as valid.[2]
- Timon kurdistanicus (Suchow, 1936) - Kurdistan lizard
- Timon lepidus (Daudin, 1802) - ocellated lizard, jewelled lizard
- Timon nevadensis (Buchholz, 1963) - Sierra Nevada lizard
- Timon pater (Lataste, 1880)
- Timon princeps (Blanford, 1874) - Siirt lizard, Zagrosian lizard
- Timon tangitanus (Boulenger, 1887) - Moroccan eyed lizard
Furthermore, two extinct species have been placed in the genus Timon:[3]
- †Timon eratosthenesi (Čerňanský & Augé, 2013) - Late Oligocene, Germany
- †Timon planeutes Georgalis & Čerňanský - late Eocene–early Oligocene, France
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Timon.
