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Canarian Lizards
Gallotia
The genus Gallotia are the lacertids (wall lizards) of the Canary Islands. This genus consists of a group that has been evolving there ever since the first islands emerged from the sea over 20 million years ago. The endemic species and subspecies of this group have a number of characteristics that make them quite special within their family (Lacertidae); their only close relatives are the sandrunner lizards (Psammodromus) of the western Mediterranean region. Gallotia are characteristic...
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Tenerife Lizard
speciesGallotia galloti
Atlantic Lizard
speciesGallotia atlantica
Gran Canaria Giant Lizard
speciesGallotia stehlini
Boettger's Lizard
speciesGallotia caesaris
Tenerife Speckled Lizard
speciesGallotia intermedia
El Hierro Giant Lizard
speciesGallotia simonyi
La Gomera Giant Lizard
speciesGallotia bravoana
La Palma Giant Lizard
speciesGallotia auaritae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 35987.