Timon is a genus of wall lizards in the family Lacertidae.
Species The genus Timon contains the following six extant species, which are recognized as valid.. www.reptile-database.org. Timon kurdistanicus - Kurdistan lizard Timon lepidus - ocellated lizard, jewelled lizard Timon nevadensis - Sierra Nevada lizard Timon pater Timon princeps - Siirt lizard, Zagrosian lizard Timon tangitanus - Moroccan eyed lizard
Furthermore, two extinct species have been placed in the genus Timon: Timon eratosthenesi - Late Oligocene, Germany Timon planeutes - late Eocene–early Oligocene, France
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Timon.
References
Further reading Tschudi JJ (1836). "Über ein neues Subgenus von Lacerta Cuv." Isis von Oken 29 (7): 546–551. (Timon, new subgenus, p. 551). (in German and Latin).