Timon
Encyclopedia
Timon is a genus
of wall lizards of the family
Lacertidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of wall lizards of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Lacertidae
Lacertidae
Lacertidae is the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Europe, Africa, and Asia. The group includes the genus Lacerta, which contains some of the most commonly seen lizard species in Europe...
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Species
- Timon lepidusTimon lepidusTimon lepidus is a species of wall lizard known as the Ocellated Lizard .The Ocellated Lizard is one of the largest members of its family. The adult is 30 to 60 centimetres long and may reach up to 90 centimetres . About two thirds of its length is tail...
- Timon paterTimon paterTimon pater is a species of Timon which belongs to the family of Lacertidae, the wall lizards.-Subspecies:There are two subspecies:*Timon pater pater...
- Timon princepsTimon princepsTimon Princeps is a subgenus of Timon which belongs to the family of Lacertidae, the wall lizards. -Common name:Common names for this wall lizard are:*English: Zagrosian Lizard*German: Zagroseidechse; kurdistanica: Kurdische Zagroseidechse...
- Timon tangitanusTimon tangitanusTimon tangitanus is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family.It is found in Algeria, Morocco, and Western Sahara.Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation....