Timon princeps
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Timon |
| Species: | T. princeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Timon princeps (Blanford, 1874) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Timon princeps, commonly called the Siirt lizard or the Zagrosian lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae (wall lizards). The species is endemic to Western Asia.
Description
[edit]The dorsal scales of T. princeps are an olive-tinted grey color, and the underbelly is an off-white. They have blue spots edged with black on their sides.[3] Adult males have blue around their mouths, and adult females often have dark olive-green or black heads.
The outer row of ventral scales are smooth, and there are 13-17 femoral pores on each side.[4]
Juvenile T. princeps often have less spotting on their backs, in comparison to the spotting found on adults.
Geographic range
[edit]Timon princeps is native to southwestern Iran (central Zagros Mountains near Shiraz), northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, and southeastern Turkey.[2]
Ecology
[edit]The population of Timon princeps located in Iran is exclusively found in the forested areas of the Zagros Mountains.[5]
Reproduction
[edit]T. princeps is oviparous.[2] During breeding, males will bite onto the lower back of females.
Conservation
[edit]As of December of 2008, Timon princeps is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Tok, Varol; Ugurtas, Ishmail; Sevinç, Murat; Crochet, Pierre-André; Kaska, Yakup; Kumlutaş, Yusuf; Avci, Aziz (2009). "Timon princeps". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009 e.T164629A5913265. IUCN. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T164629A5913265.en. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 Species Timon princeps at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Blanford, W. T. (1874). "Descriptions of new Reptilia and Amphibia from Persia and Baluchistan" (PDF). The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 4 (14): 31. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
- ↑ Anderson, Steven C. (13 June 1974). "Preliminary Key to the Turtles, Lizards, and Amphisbaenians of Iran". Fieldiana: Zoology. 65 (4). Chicago, U.S.A.: Field Museum of Natural History: 40. ISSN 0015-0754. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ Anderson, S.C. (1968). Fisher, W. B. (ed.). "Zoogeographic analysis of the lizard fauna of Iran" (PDF). The Cambridge History of Iran: The Land of Iran. 1. Cambridge University Press: 351. doi:10.1017/CHOL9780521069359. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Photos: multiple pictures
Further reading
[edit]- Blanford WT (1876). Eastern Persia: An Account of the Journeys of the Persian Boundary Commission 1870–71–72. Vol. II. Zoology and Geology. Published by the Authority of the Government of India. London: Macmillan and Co. viii + 516 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Lacerta princeps, pp. 364–367 + Plate XXIV).
- 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 princeps, pp. 18–19).
- Mayer, Werner; Bischoff, Wolfgang (1996). "Beiträge zur taxonomischen Revision der Gattung Lacerta (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Tiel 1: Zootoca, Omanosaura, Timon und Teira als eigenständige Gattungen [Contributions to the taxonomic revision of the genus Lacerta (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Part 1: Zootoca, Omanosaura, Timon and Teira as full genera]". Salamandra 32 (3): 163–170. (Timon princeps, new combination, p. 169). (in German, with an abstract in English).
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