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Animals of the Canary Islands

Includes all terrestrial tetrapods (birds, mammals & reptiles) native to the Canary Islands, for birds only those that breed are counted.

La Palma Giant Lizard 1
Gallotia auaritae
La Gomera Giant Lizard 2
Gallotia bravoana
Tenerife Speckled Lizard 3
Gallotia intermedia
El Hierro Giant Lizard
Gallotia simonyi
Gran Canaria Giant Lizard 4
Gallotia stehlini
El Hierro Boettger's Lizard 5
Gallotia caesaris caesaris
La Gomera Boettger's Lizard 3
Gallotia caesaris gomerae
Northern Tenerife Lizard 3
Gallotia galloti eisentrauti
Southern Tenerife Lizard 3
Gallotia galloti galloti
Anaga Tenerife Lizard 6
Gallotia galloti insulanagae
La Palma Tenerife Lizard 7
Gallotia galloti palmae
Lanzarote Atlantic Lizard 8
Gallotia atlantica atlantica
Fuerteventura Atlantic Lizard 3
Gallotia atlantica mahoratae

Edited by Stan van Remmerden, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Photo Credits

  • 1. (c) Carlos Bartolomé, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 2. Nanosanchez, no known copyright restrictions (public domain)
  • 3. (c) Siegfried Troidl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Siegfried Troidl
  • 4. (c) Juan Emilio, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 5. (c) Bastiaan Notebaert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bastiaan Notebaert
  • 6. (c) H. Zell, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 7. (c) Gonzalo Mucientes Sandoval, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Gonzalo Mucientes Sandoval
  • 8. (c) S. Rae, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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