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Boettger's lizard

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Suborder
  
Lacertilia

Scientific name
  
Gallotia caesaris

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Squamata

Family
  
Lacertidae

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Gallotia, Atlantic lizard, Tenerife speckled lizard, Gallotia galloti, La Gomera giant lizard

The Boettger's lizard (Gallotia caesaris) is a lacertid (wall lizard) endemic to two of the western Canary Islands, El Hierro and La Gomera. On the neighboring islands Tenerife and La Palma it is replaced by its close relative Gallotia galloti (Maca-Meyer et al. 2003). It has been introduced by humans on the Portuguese island of Madeira.

There are two subspecies:

  • Gallotia caesaris caesaris (Lehrs, 1914) - El Hierro
  • Gallotia caesaris gomerae (Boettger & Müller, 1914) - La Gomera

    • References

    Boettger's lizard Wikipedia
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