NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Gomera Giant Lizard
Gallotia bravoana Hutterer, 1985
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Lagarto gigante de la Gomera. Fotografía tomada en el centro de recuperación del lagarto gigante de Valle Gran Rey (La Gomera)
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Open encyclopedia reference
The La Gomera giant lizard (Gallotia bravoana) 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 (head and body long). The females lay a single clutch annually of three to seven eggs on average. Its population trend has actually been increasing since 2001.
Wikipedia contributors, La Gomera giant lizard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:21:19.140415+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gallotia bravoana Hutterer, 1985
- Name authority
- Hutterer, 1985
- Common name
- Gomera Giant Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lacertidae
- Genus
- Gallotia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyLacertidae
- genusGallotia
- speciesGallotia bravoana Hutterer, 1985
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gallotia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic LizardGallotia atlantica (Peters & Doria, 1882) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gallotia auaritae Mateo, Garcia-Marquez, López-Jurado & Barahona, 2001 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gallot's LizardGallotia galloti (Oudart, 1839) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gran Canaria Giant LizardGallotia stehlini (Schenkel, 1901) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boettger’s LizardGallotia caesaris (Lehrs, 1914) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Canarian Spotted LizardGallotia intermedia Barbadillo, Lacoba, Pérez-Mellado, Sancho & López-Jurado, 1999 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Simony's LizardGallotia simonyi (Steindachner, 1889) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Gallotia&species=bravoana Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3F6ZJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.