Timon pater

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Timon Pater
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Sauria
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Timon
Subgenus: Timon Pater

Timon Pater is a subgenus of Timon which belongs to the family of Lacertidae, the wall lizards.

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[edit] Subspecies

There are two subspecies:

  • Timon pater pater (LATASTE, 1880)
  • Timon pater tangitana (BOULENGER, 1889) (common name: German: Marokko-Perleidechse)

[edit] Distribution

Timon Pater is native to Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco.
The subspecies are native to:

  • pater: eastern part of Morocco, E of Oued Moulouya Valley, Algeria
  • tangitana: mediterranian regions of Morocco, mountains of NW part of Algeria, isolatated populations higher altitudes in Saharian Atlas (Ibel Ksel), and Seguiat et Hamra , Western Sahara.

[edit] Family

Lacertidae, Sauria (lizards)

[edit] Source

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[edit] Photos

Multiple photos: Timon_Pater