Genus:

Timon TSCHUDI, 1836

Species (6):

Timon kurdistanicus  (SUCHOW, 1936)

Timon lepidus  (DAUDIN, 1802)

Timon nevadensis  (BUCHHOLZ, 1963)

Timon pater  (LATASTE, 1880)

Timon princeps  (BLANFORD, 1874)

Timon tangitanus  (BOULENGER, 1889)

Species Typica:

Timon lepidus  (DAUDIN, 1802)

Relevant taxonomic literature:

• Tschudi, J.J. (1836) -  Über ein neues Subgenus von Lacerta Cuv. -  Isis von Oken, Leipzig, 1836 (7): 546-551.  

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• Mayer, W. & Bischoff, W. (1996) -  Beiträge zur taxonomischen Revision der Gattung Lacerta (Reptilia: Lacertidae) Teil 1: Zootoca, Omanosaura, Timon und Teira als eigenständige Gattungen. -  Salamandra, Rheinbach, 32 (3): 163-170.    

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  According to their phylogenetic relationships, the subgenera Zootoca, Omanosaura, and Timon are excluded from the genus Lacerta, and Teira is excluded from the genus Podarcis. On the basis of their morphological and karyological pecularities, they are defined as full genera.