Timon (lizard)

Timon
Timon lepidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Subfamily: Lacertinae
Genus: Timon
Tschudi, 1836
Species

Six, see text.

Timon is a genus of wall lizards in the family Lacertidae.

Species

The genus Timon contains the following six extant species, which are recognized as valid.

Furthermore, two extinct species have been placed in the genus Timon:

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

References

  1. ↑ "Genus: Timon ". Uniprot: Taxonomy. UniProt Consortium. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Genus Timon at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ↑ Georgalis, G. L.; Čerňanský, A. (2026). "Quo vadis Plesiolacerta? Taxonomy, nomenclature and phylogenetic relationships of the large lacertid Plesiolacerta (Squamata) from the Palaeogene of Europe". Papers in Palaeontology. 12 (4) e70103. doi:10.1002/spp2.70103.

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