Iran / Central Zagros Mountains around Shiraz. 

Species:

Timon princeps  (BLANFORD, 1874)

Synonyms:

Lacerta princeps  BLANFORD, 1874

Timon princeps  MAYER & BISCHOFF, 1996

Common names:

Zagrosian Lizard (English)
Siirt Lizard (English)
Zagros-Eidechse (German)

Types:

Holotype: ZSI 3351

Terra Typica:

`in Persia meridionali`; terra typica restricta (EISELT 1969) Berge bei Niris, S-Iran [= Neyriz, Prov. Fars].


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Blanford, W.T. (1874) -  Description of Timon princeps. -  In: “Descriptions of new Reptilia and Amphibia from Persia and Baluchistan”. The Annals and magazine of natural history, (4) 14: 31-35.   

  • Ahmadzadeh, F. & Flecks, M. & Carretero, M.A. & Böhme, W. & Ihlow, F. & Kapli, P. & Miraldo, A. & Rödder, D. (2016) -  Separate histories in both sides of the Mediterranean: phylogeny and niche evolution of ocellated lizards. -  Journal of Biogeography, 43: 1242-1253.    

 
 

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Timon princeps: 28  pictures (see subspecies level)

 
 
 
 

Timon princeps  © 2010 Omid Mozaffari