Timon kurdistanicus (SUCHOW, 1936)
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Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Lacertinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Kurdistan Lizard G: Kurdische Zagroseidechse |
Synonym | Lacerta princeps kurdistanica SUCHOW 1936 Timon princeps kurdistanica — BISCHOFF 2005 Timon princeps kurdistanicus — TRAPP 2006 Timon kurdistanicus — AHMADZADEH et al. 2012 Timon kurdistanicus — ŠMÍD et al. 2014 |
Distribution | NW Iran, NE Iraq, SE Turkey. Type locality: Biare [= Byare Village, Bey Davraz, 35°16'N, 46°09'E], Iran [restricted to Biare = Beydarvaz by Eiselt, 1968. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: ZISP 11441:b |
Diagnosis | Eiselt (1968, 1969) provided an extended description of T. p. kurdistanicus and distinguished it from Timon princeps princeps by the following characters: 17-19 gular scales (20-22 in T. p. princeps); 16-21 femoral pores on each side (13-17 in T. p. princeps); outer row of ventrals (marginals) keeled as are all flank scales (smooth in T. p. princeps), lower edge of subocular half or greater than half maximum length of shield (in T. p. princeps less than half maximum length of shield). |
Comment | Synonymy: Mertens (1952) considered kurdistanica as a synonym of princeps. Distribution: Timon princeps and Timon kurdistanicus are allopatric. See map in AHMADZADEH et al. 2012, 2016. |
Etymology | Named after the occurrence of the species in Iranian Kurdistan. |
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