| Timon | |
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| Timon lepidus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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. [1]
The genus Timon contains the following six species which are recognized as being valid. [2]
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Timon.
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