Capital: Dili
Population: 1,066,582
Languages: English, Portuguese, Tetum
Currency: US Dollar
TIMOR-LESTE

as East Timor : Para Timor

2000


TORTOISES
(SG n/a)

 
250 l
Malochochersus tornieri
500
Testudo gracea
1000
Chersine angulata
1500 l
Kinixus erosa
2000 l
Geochelone pardalis
2500 l
Gorpherus polyphemus

 
3000
Testudo gracea

 

 
Name on stamp
Current name
Accepted common name
250
Malochochersus tornieri
Malacochersus tornieri
Pancake tortoise
500
Testudo gracea
Testudo gracea
Spur-thighed tortoise
1000
Chersine angulata
Chersina angulata
Mourning gecko
1500
Kinixus erosa
Kinixys erosa
Eroded hingeback tortoise
2000
Geochelone pardalis
Stigmochelys pardalis
Leopard tortoise
2500
Gorpherus polyphemus
Gopherus polyphemus
Gopher tortoise
3000
Testudo gracea
Testudo gracea
Spur-thighed tortoise

Seven stamps, six tortoises and multiple typographic errors on not very attractive stamps. None of these species occur in Timor-Leste.

 

2001


GECKOS
(SG n/a)

 
250 l
Eublepharius macularius
500
Ptychozoon kuhli
1000
Phyllodactylus porphereus
1500 l
Hemidactylus brookii
2000 l
Uroplatus fimbriatus
2500 l
Tarentola annularis

 
3000
Uroplatus fimbriatus

 

 
Name on stamp
Current name
Accepted common name
250
Eublepharius macularius
Eublepharis macularius
Common leopard gecko
500
Ptychozoon kuhli
Ptychozoon kuhli
Common flying gecko
1000
Phyllodactylus porphereus
Afrogecko porphyreus
Marbled leaf-toed gecko
1500
Hemidactylus brookii
Hemidactylus brookii
Brook's house gecko
2000
Uroplatus fimbriatus
Uroplatus fimbriatus
Common flat-tail gecko
2500
Tarentola annularis
Tarentola annularis
Egyptian gecko
3000
Uroplatus fimbriatus
Uroplatus fimbriatus
Common flat-tail gecko

Seven stamps, six lizards and multiple typographic errors on not very attractive stamps. One species occurs on Timor, Brook's house gecko (Hemidactylus brookii). And why the scorpion, also not from Timor.

 

2001


SNAKES
(SG n/a)

 
250 l
Dipsas indica
500
Fimbrios klossi
1000
Fordonia leucobalia
1500 l
Atractaspis bibroni
2000 l
Enhydris punctata
2500 l
Pareas

 
3000
Fordonia leucobalia

 

 
Name on stamp
Current name
Accepted common name
250
Dipsas indica
Dipsas indica
Neotropical snail-eater
500
Fimbrios klossi
Fimbrios klossi
Bearded snake
1000
Fordonia leucobalia
Fordonia leucobalia
White-bellied mangrove snake
1500
Atractaspis bibroni
Atractaspis bibroni
Bibron's stiletto snake
2000
Enhydris punctata
Enhydris punctata
Blackwater mud snake
2500
Pareas
Pareas sp.
Slug-eater
3000
Fordonia leucobalia
Fordonia leucobalia
White-bellied mangrove snake

Seven stamps, six snakes on not very attractive stamps. One species occurs on Timor, White-bellied mangrove snake (Fordonia leucobalia). The purpose of the stag beetle escapes me. These lazy stamps, the product of an unimaginative designer, were also produced for Benin and Congo-Kinshasa with some of the images appearing again on stamps issued by Eritrea.

2001


GRASS SNAKES
(SG n/a)

 
250 l
Elaphe obsoleta
500
Thamnophis sirtalis
1000
Dasypeltis scabra
1500 l
Coronella ausriaca
2000 l
Lampropeltis getulus
2500 l
Storeria occipitomaculata

 
3000
Fordonia leucobalia

 

 
Name on stamp
Current name
Accepted common name
250
Elaphe obsoleta
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Eastern ratsnake
500
Thamnophis sirtalis
Thamnophis sirtalis
Common gartersnake
1000
Dasypeltis scabra
Dasypeltis scabra
Common egg-eating snake
1500
Coronella ausriaca
Coronella austriaca
Smooth snake
2000
Lampropeltis getulus
Lampropeltis getula
Common kingsnake
2500
Storeria occipitomaculata
Storeria occipitomaculata
Red-bellied snake
3000
Elaphe obsoleta
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
Eastern ratsnake

Seven stamps, six snakes and a few typos on not very attractive stamps. None of these species occurs on Timor and they are not "grass snakes". The bee on the minisheet is also confusing.