Timon is a genus of wall lizards in the family Lacertidae.
Species
The genus Timon contains the following six species which are recognized as being valid.
- 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.
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).