Timon Tschudi 1836

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 (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

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

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