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Gallotia bravoana (La Gomera Giant Lizard)

Wikipedia Abstract

The La Gomera giant lizard (Gallotia bravoana; Spanish: Lagarto Gigante de la Gomera) is a lacertid (wall lizard) species that can be found on the island of La Gomera, one of the Canary Islands. It is easily distinguishable from any other member of Gallotia by the intense white colour that covers its neck, chest and area around the mouth, in spectacular contrast to its dark brown back. This lizard is generally diurnal and mostly herbivorous, and grows up to half a metre long. The females lay a single clutch annually of three to seven eggs on average. Its population trend has actually been increasing since 2001.
View Wikipedia Record: Gallotia bravoana

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Gallotia bravoana

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  97 grams
Birth Weight [1]  1 grams
Female Weight [1]  97 grams
Gestation [1]  61 days
Litter Size [1]  6
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  20 years
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  6 inches (16 cm)
Habitat Substrate [2]  Terrestrial

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
2Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0