Gallotia bravoana

Gallotia bravoana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lacertibaenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Subordo: Lacertoidea Infraordo: Lacertibaenia

Familia: Lacertidae
Subfamilia: Gallotiinae
Genus: Gallotia
Species: Gallotia bravoana

Name

Gallotia bravoana (Hutterer, 1985)

• Holotype: ZFMK 42392, maxillary and associated dentals, collected by R. Hutterer & S. Lenné between July/August 1982.
• Type locality: “Barranco de Chinguarime (28°01′10″N, 17°10′10″W), La Gomera, Kanarische Inseln”.

Combinations

• Gallotia goliath bravoana Hutterer, 1985: 379 [original combination]
• Gallotia simonyi bravoana — Bischoff, 1998 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Gallotia simonyi gomerana Hutterer, 1985: 379
  • Holotype: ZFMK 42399, dentale, collected by R. Hutterer & S. Lenné between July/August 1982.
  • Type locality: “Barranco de Chinguarime, La Gomera, Kanarische Inseln”.

Native distribution areas

• Spain: Canary Islands: La Gomera Island.

References

Primary references

• Hutterer, R. 1985. Neue Funde von Rieseneidechsen (Lacertidae) auf der Insel Gomera. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 36(3–4): 365–394. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mateo, J.A., Crochet, P.-A. & Afonso, O.M. 2011. The species diversity of the genus Gallotia (Sauria: Lacertidae) during the Holocene on La Gomera (Canary Islands) and the Latin names of Gomeran giant lizards. Zootaxa 2755(1): 66–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2755.1.4 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Gallotia bravoana. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 August 2021.
• Mateo Miras, J.A., Pérez-Mellado, V. & Martínez-Solano, I. 2009. IUCN: Gallotia bravoana  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61502A12493034. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61502A12493034.en
• Banco de Datos de Biodiversidad de Canarias - Gallotia bravoana

Vernacular names

English: La Gomera Giant lizard
español: Lagarto gigante de La Gomera