Timon pater

Species of lizard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Timon pater, the North African ocellated lizard,[1] is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae,[1][2][3] the wall lizards. The species is endemic to Northwest Africa.

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Lacertidae
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Timon pater
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Timon
Species:
T. pater
Binomial name
Timon pater
(Lataste, 1880)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lacerta ocellata pater
    Lataste, 1880
  • Lacerta lepida pater
    Angel, 1946
  • Lacerta pater
    Bischoff, 1982
  • Timon pater
    Mayer & Bischoff, 1996
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Geographic range

Timon pater is native to Tunisia, Algeria,[1][2] and possibly Morocco.[2]

Reproduction

T. pater is oviparous.[1][2]

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