Timon tangitanus

{{Speciesbox

| name = Timon tangitanus

| image = Lacertidae - Timon tangitanus.JPG

| image_caption = Timon tangitanus at the Prague Zoo

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| genus = Timon

| species = tangitanus

| authority = (Boulenger, 1887)

| synonyms = *Lacerta ocellata Var. tangitana
{{small|Boulenger, 1887}}

Timon tangitanus
{{small|— Schlüter, 2004}}
Lacerta (Timon) tangitana
{{small|— Montori et al., 2005}}
Timon tangitanus
{{small|— Arnold et al., 2007}}
Lacerta (Timon) pater tangitanus
{{small|— Sindaco & Jeremčenko, 2008}}
Timon tangitanus
{{small|— Ahmadzadeh et al., 2016}}

| synonyms_ref = "Timon tangitanus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

|status_ref={{cite iucn |author=Jose Antonio Mateo Miras, El Hassan El Mouden, Juan Pleguezuelos, Tahar Slimani, Iñigo Martínez-Solano |date=2009 |title=Timon tangitanus |volume=2009 |page=e.T61585A12500163 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61585A12500163.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

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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

T. tangitanus can reach a total length (including tail) of about {{convert|70|cm|in|abbr=on}}. The body is green or brown, with blue ocelli on the back.

Taxonomy

For decades T. tangitanus has been regarded as belonging to the genus Lacerta.

Diet

T. tangitanus mainly feed on invertebrates, but also on fruits.

Distribution

T. tangitanus is found in Northwest Africa (mountains of northwestern Algeria, mediterranean regions of Morocco and Western Sahara).

Habitat

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

T. tangitanus is threatened by habitat loss.

References

External links

"Timon tangitanus ". [http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Timon&species=tangitanus The Reptile Database]. www.reptile-database.org.
[http://www.dragonfarm.co.uk/ Dragon Farm]