Gran Canaria Giant Lizard

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Gran Canaria Giant Lizard
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Gallotia
Species: G. stehlini
Binomial name
Gallotia stehlini
(Schenkel, 1901)

The Gran Canaria Giant Lizard (Gallotia stehlini) is a species of lizard in the Lacertidae family. It is endemic to Spain. Its natural habitats are temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, rocky shores, and pastureland.

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