Global conservation status: critically endangered (Source: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2)

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All Names

  • English
    • Simony's Lizard
    • Hierro Giant Lizard
    • El Hierro Giant Lizard
  • Scientific names
    • Lacerta simonyi
    • Gallotia simonyi
  • German
    • Hierro-Rieseneidechse
    • Gomera-Rieseneidechse
  • French
    • Lézard De Simony
  • Spanish
    • Lagarto Gigante de El Hierro
  • Frence
    • L

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Description from Wikipedia

Gallotia simonyi is a species of lacertid (wall lizard) that can be found on the island of El Hierro, one of the Canary Islands. The species was once present throughout much of the island and on the small offshore Roque Chico de Salmor, but is now confined to a few small areas of cliff with sparse vegetation. It is currently restricted to the southern end of the Risco de Tibataje in la Fuga de Gorreta, located...

Source: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.4. http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/spatial-data. Downloaded March 2011.