Mantenimiento programado (scheduled maintenance) el
Gallotia atlantica atlantica (Peters & Doria, 1882)
Lagarto de Lanzarote, lagarto atlántico
Metazoa
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Lacertidae
ENDEMICITY
Canarias Gender Yes
Species Yes
Subspecies Yes
Macaronesia Gender Yes
Species Yes
Subspecies Yes
Distribution in the Canary Islands
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  • High confidence - Land
  • High confidence - Marine (<200m)
  • Medium / low confidence
  • No information

  • With presence in the sea
  • No presence at sea
Worldwide distribution

Canary endemic

Distribution in the Canary Islands

East of Gran Canaria, practically the whole island of Lanzarote, and Chinijo archipelago (Roque del Este, Graciosa, Alegranza and Montaña Clara).

Origin

Habitat

It is found in coastal and stony sands with scrubland, redoubts of tabaibal and thermophilic forests and cultivated areas. It is not found in recent lavas and pyroclastics without vegetation. Its altitudinal distribution extends from the littoral to the summit. (Salvador, 2009)

Population data

Data are available for two locations in Lanzarote: the area surrounding Cueva de Los Verdes has a density of 1,460 individuals per hectare and for Peña Redonda a density of 1,728 individuals per hectare. (Fariña & Arechavaleta, 2002)

Catálogo Español/LESRPE
Island Category
Lanzarote Régimen de protección especial
Directiva Hábitat
Island Category
Lanzarote Anexo IV
Catálogo Canario
Island Category
Lanzarote Protección especial
Convenio de Berna
Island Category
Lanzarote Anejo III
 
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