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Siirt Lizard
Timon princeps
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.
From the article Timon princeps on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
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. 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. Juvenile T. princeps often have less spotting on their backs, in comparison to the spotting found on adults.
Range & habitat
Timon princeps is native to southwestern Iran (central Zagros Mountains near Shiraz), northern Iraq, northeastern Syria, and southeastern Turkey.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
What it does
The population of Timon princeps located in Iran is exclusively found in the forested areas of the Zagros Mountains.
Wikipedia: “Ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 35463.