Boettger's Lizard

Taxobox
name = Boettger's Lizard
status = LC
trend = stable
status_system = iucn3.1

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = Young female of "Gallotia caesaris gomerae"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Sauria
familia = Lacertidae
subfamilia = Gallotiinae
genus = "Gallotia"
species = "G. caesaris"
binomial = "Gallotia caesaris"
binomial_authority = (Lehrs, 1914)

Boettger's Lizard ("Gallotia caesaris") is a lacertid (wall lizard) endemic to two of the western Canary Islands, El Hierro and La Gomera. On the neighboring islands Tenerife and La Palma it is replaced by its close relative "Gallotia galloti" (Maca-Meyer "et al." 2003). It has been introduced by humans on the Portuguese island of Madeira.

There are two subspecies:
* "Gallotia caesaris caesaris" (Lehrs, 1914) - El Hierro
* "Gallotia caesaris gomerae" (Boettger & Müller, 1914) - La Gomera

References

* de.wikipedia contributors (2006): [http://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kleine_Kanareneidechse&oldid=13783937 Kleine Kanareneidechse] . "In:" Wikipedia, Die freie Enzyklopädie. Version of 12:35, 17. Feb. 2006. Retrieved 18:53, May 18, 2006.

* Maca-Meyer, N.; Carranza, S.; Rando, J.C.; Arnold, E.N. & Cabrera, V.M. (2003): Status and relationships of the extinct giant Canary Island lizard "Gallotia goliath" (Reptilia: Lacertidae), assessed using ancient mtDNA from its mummified remains. "Biol. J. Linn. Soc." 80(4): 659–670. DOI|10.1111/j.1095-8312.2003.00265.x (HTML abstract)

* Database entry includes a range map and a brief justification of why this species is of least concern

External links

* lacerta.de: [http://www.lacerta.de/Seiten_Bildarchiv/Gallotia_caesaris_caesaris_(Bilder).html "Gallotia caesaris caesaris"] image gallery. Retrieved 2007-FEB-25.
* lacerta.de: [http://www.lacerta.de/Seiten_Bildarchiv/Gallotia_caesaris_gomerae_(Bilder).html "Gallotia caesaris gomerae"] image gallery. Retrieved 2007-FEB-25.