Jewelled Lizard

Timon lepidus

Summary 6

The ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus) (syn. Lacerta lepida) is a species of wall lizard also known as the (Portuguese: sardão, Spanish: lagarto ocelado).

Range description 7

This species is widely found in Portugal and Spain; it is found as isolated populations in southern, south-central and western France (north to Oleron Island), and in extreme northwestern Italy. It also occurs on some Atlantic islands along the Spanish and Portuguese coasts. It is present on a few Mediterranean islands. It ranges from sea level up to 2,500m asl. The subspecies T.l. oteroi is endemic to Salvora Island in northwestern Spain.

Fuentes y créditos

  1. (c) Martin Rey, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/36426070@N00/695048715
  2. (c) Flickr, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6017/6008953197_a74a2dda9b_o.jpg
  3. (c) Flickr, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC), http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6015/6016360895_03086873fe_o.jpg
  4. (c) José María Escolano, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2528/3954689719_9f232d9914.jpg
  5. (c) J. Gállego, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2735/4403788634_7d357d9bf5.jpg
  6. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timon_lepidus
  7. (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/18905983

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