El Hierro giant lizard

An endemic reptile of El Hierro and a symbol of threatened island fauna.

El Hierro giant lizard
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Identification

Scientific name
Gallotia simonyi
Family
Lacertidae
Endemicity
Canary endemic
Conservation
Pending verification

BIOTA records Gallotia simonyi as a valid, current and endemic species, with secure presence on El Hierro.

Conservation status pending species-specific verificationLegal protection pending species-specific mapping

Habitat and distribution

Rocky areas, arid slopes and highly localised island sites.

Recorded islands

El Hierro

Taxonomy

taxonID
BIOTA:V00219
scientificName
Gallotia simonyi
taxonRank
species
kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Reptilia
order
Squamata
family
Lacertidae
genus
Gallotia

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