Simony's giant lizard

Simony's giant lizard
Temporal range: 0.85–0 Ma
Early Pleistocene–Recent
El Hierro giant lizard (Gallotia simonyi machadoi)
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Gallotia
Species:
G. simonyi
Binomial name
Gallotia simonyi
(Steindachner, 1889)
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Simony's giant lizard (Gallotia simonyi) is a large species of wall lizard endemic to the island of El Hierro and nearby islet Roque Chico de Salmor in the Canary Islands.

  1. ^ Bowles, P. (2024). "Gallotia simonyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024: e.T8881A137842652. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.