Gallotia caesaris

Gallotia caesaris caesaris (male)

Gallotia caesaris gomerae (female)

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 caesaris
Subspecies (2): G. c. caesaris – G. c. gomerae

Name

Gallotia caesaris (Lehrs, 1914)

• Syntypes: Lehrs' private collection.
• Type locality: “Island of Hierro [=El Hierro]”, Canary Islands, Spain.

Combinations

• Lacerta caesaris Lehrs, 1914: 681 [original combination]
• Lacerta galloti caesaris — Boettger & Müller, 1914: 74 [subsequent combination, reduce to subspecies]

Native distribution areas

• Spain: Canary Islands: El Hierro Island, including Roque Grande de Salmor islet, and La Gomera Island, including Roquillo islet.

References

Primary references

• Boettger, C.-R. & Müller, L. 1914. Preliminary notes on the local races of some Canarian lizards. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 8 14(79): 67–78. DOI: 10.1080/00222931408693545 ; BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Gallotia caesaris. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 April 2018.
• Mateo Miras, J.A., Pérez-Mellado, V., Sá-Sousa, P. & Martínez-Solano, I. 2009. IUCN: Gallotia caesaris  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61503A12493473. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61503A12493473.en
• Banco de Datos de Biodiversidad de Canarias - Gallotia caesaris

Vernacular names

English: Boettger's Lizard
español: Lagarto de Lehrs