Timon tangitanus
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Timon tangitanus at the Prague Zoo | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Timon |
Species: | T. tangitanus
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Binomial name | |
Timon tangitanus (Boulenger, 1887)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Timon tangitanus, commonly known as the Moroccan eyed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Northwest Africa.
Description
[edit]T. tangitanus can reach a total length (including tail) of about 70 cm (28 in). The body is green or brown, with blue ocelli on the back.
Taxonomy
[edit]For decades T. tangitanus has been regarded as belonging to the genus Lacerta.
Diet
[edit]T. tangitanus mainly feed on invertebrates, but also on fruits.
Distribution
[edit]T. tangitanus is found in Northwest Africa (mountains of northwestern Algeria, mediterranean regions of Morocco and Western Sahara).
Habitat
[edit]The natural habitats of T. tangitanus are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation. It prefers woodland edge, scrub and rocky areas.
Conservation status
[edit]T. tangitanus is threatened by habitat loss.
References
[edit]- ^ Jose Antonio Mateo Miras, El Hassan El Mouden, Juan Pleguezuelos, Tahar Slimani, Iñigo Martínez-Solano (2009). "Timon tangitanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T61585A12500163. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61585A12500163.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Timon tangitanus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
External links
[edit]- "Timon tangitanus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- Dragon Farm
Further reading
[edit]- Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Lacerta ocellata Var. tangitana, new variety, pp. 13-14 + Plate III, figures 1, 1a).