Timon pater

Timon pater
Timon pater tangitana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Lacertidae
Genus:Timon
Species: T. pater
Binomial name
Timon pater
(Lataste, 1880)

Timon pater is a species of Timon which belongs to the family of Lacertidae,[1] the wall lizards.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:

  • Timon pater pater (Lataste, 1880)
  • Timon pater tangitana (Boulenger, 1889) (common name: German: marokko-perleidechse)

Distribution

Timon pater is native to Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco.

Distributions of the subspecies are:

  • Timon pater pater: eastern part of Morocco, east of Oued Moulouya Valley, Algeria
  • Timon pater tangitana: Mediterranean regions of Morocco, mountains of northwest Algeria, isolated populations in higher altitudes of Saharan Atlas (Ibel Ksel), and Seguiat et Hamra, Western Sahara

Family

Lacertidae, Sauria (lizards)

References

  1. "Species: Timon pater". Uniprot: Taxonomy. UniProt Consortium. Archived from the original on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2011.

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