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Tenerife Speckled Lizard

Gallotia intermedia

Classification

The Tenerife speckled lizard (Gallotia intermedia) is a lacertid (wall lizard) endemic to Tenerife in the Canary Islands. It is the smallest member of the clade containing the western islands' giant species. It was discovered in 1996 by biologist Efraín Hernández in the Macizo de Teno in the extreme northwest of Tenerife.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Spain · 35