Atlantic Lizard
Gallotia atlantica
- Class
- Reptile
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 872
- Most observed in
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Atlantic lizard (Gallotia atlantica) is a species of lizards in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to the eastern Canary Islands Lanzarote and Fuerteventura and the smaller islands surrounding them. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, rocky shores, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Atlantic lizard”.