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Gallot's Lizard
Gallotia galloti (Oudart, 1839)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Gallotia galloti, also known commonly as Gallot's lizard, the Tenerife lizard, and the Western Canaries lizard, is a species of wall lizard in the genus Gallotia. The species is native to the Canary Islands of Tenerife and La Palma. Unlike most larger species of its genus, G. galloti is a commonly found animal. There are four recognized subspecies.
Wikipedia contributors, Gallotia galloti; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T04:47:34.674390+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gallotia galloti (Oudart, 1839)
- Name authority
- (Oudart, 1839)
- Common name
- Gallot's 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 galloti (Oudart, 1839)
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 |
| Gran Canaria Giant LizardGallotia stehlini (Schenkel, 1901) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gomera Giant LizardGallotia bravoana Hutterer, 1985 | 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 |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lacerta galloti Oudart ex Webb & Berthelot, 1839 Oudart ex Webb & Berthelot, 1839 | synonym |
| Zootoca derbiana Gray, 1845 Gray, 1845 | synonym |
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=galloti 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:3F6ZM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.