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title: "Ocellated Lizard"
description: "Timon lepidus — Reptiles. The ocellated lizard or jewelled lizard (Timon lepidus) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae (wall lizards)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/ocellated-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ocellated Lizard

> Timon lepidus — Reptiles. The ocellated lizard or jewelled lizard (Timon lepidus) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae (wall lizards).

- Scientific name: *Timon lepidus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 9403
- Wikidata: [Q843236](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q843236)
- iNaturalist taxon: [73972](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/73972)

## Names

- en: Ocellated Lizard
- de: Perleidechse
- es: Lagarto Ocelado
- fr: Lézard ocellé d'Europe
- nl: Parelhagedis
- pt: Sardão
- pl: Jaszczurka perłowa

## Countries with the most observations

ES (4502), PT (2181), FR (1967), IT (30)

## Summary

The ocellated lizard or jewelled lizard (Timon lepidus) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae (wall lizards). The species is endemic to southwestern Europe.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocellated_lizard

## Photo

![Ocellated Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ocellated-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: ikernf · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3979313

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ocellated-lizard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).