Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Gran Canaria Giant Lizard (Gallotia stehlini), recorded as Critically Endangered
Gran Canaria Giant Lizard (Gallotia stehlini). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Gran Canaria Giant Lizard

Gallotia stehlini

Gran Canaria Giant Lizard is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae — Gallotia stehlini, recorded as Critically Endangered and tied to Spain.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Gallotia stehlini
Recorded from
Spain
Taxonomy
Squamata · Lacertidae · Gallotia

Appearance

The species comes in a variety of grays, browns, and reddish hues.

G. Stehlini grows to a total length (among them tail) of up to 80 cm (31 in).

Range and habitat

G. Stehlini is endemic to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands of Spain but it has been introduced to Fuerteventura. The natural habitats of G. Stehlini are temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, rocky shores, and pastureland, at altitudes from sea level to 1,850 m (6,070 ft). The species is found in the Canary Islands.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Diet

As they mature, their diet largely consists of plant matter.

In crisis

The Gran Canaria Giant Lizard is listed by the IUCN as Critically Endangered as of July 2024, due to the introduction of California kingsnake.

Gran Canaria Giant Lizard is Critically Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Gran Canaria Giant Lizard, Wikidata item Q2429558. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Gran Canaria Giant Lizard?
Gran Canaria Giant Lizard is a lizard or snake in the family Lacertidae — Gallotia stehlini.
What is the conservation status of Gran Canaria Giant Lizard?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Gallotia stehlini. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Gran Canaria Giant Lizard live?
G. Stehlini is endemic to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands of Spain but it has been introduced to Fuerteventura.
Why is Gran Canaria Giant Lizard in crisis?
The Gran Canaria Giant Lizard is listed by the IUCN as Critically Endangered as of July 2024, due to the introduction of California kingsnake.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Gallotia stehlini?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Gran Canaria Giant Lizard a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.