Lacertidae Gallotiinae Gallotia bravoana Gallotia galloti
Gallotia caesaris (Lehrs, 1914)
Boettger's Lizard
G. caesaris (© Angelika and Siegfried Troidl)

Adult (male) ssp. gomerae (Boettger & Müller, 1914), Playa Santiago, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain
(Photo by Angelika and Siegfried Troidl, www.lacerta.de)
G. caesaris (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult (male) ssp. gomerae (Boettger & Müller, 1914), Hermigua, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, April 4, 2004
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
G. caesaris (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult (male) ssp. gomerae (Boettger & Müller, 1914), Playa La Caleta (Hermigua), La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, April 5, 2004
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
G. caesaris (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult (male) ssp. gomerae (Boettger & Müller, 1914), Playa La Caleta (Hermigua), La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, April 5, 2004
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
G. caesaris (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult (female) ssp. gomerae (Boettger & Müller, 1914), Hermigua, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, April 2, 2004
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
G. caesaris (© Angelika and Siegfried Troidl)

Adult (female) ssp. gomerae (Boettger & Müller, 1914), Playa Santiago, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain
(Photo by Angelika and Siegfried Troidl, www.lacerta.de)
G. caesaris (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult (female) ssp. gomerae (Boettger & Müller, 1914), Hermigua, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, April 3, 2004
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
G. caesaris (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult (female) ssp. gomerae (Boettger & Müller, 1914), Hermigua, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, April 4, 2004
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
G. caesaris (© Paolo Mazzei)

Young ssp. gomerae (Boettger & Müller, 1914), Hermigua, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, April 3, 2004
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
G. caesaris (© Paolo Mazzei)

Adult (male) ssp. gomerae (Boettger & Müller, 1914), Hermigua, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain, April 4, 2004. A Chalcides viridanus is sharing the same basking site.
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
Distribution:
El Hierro, La Gomera (Canary Islands); introduced to Madeira
Similar species:
Gallotia atlantica (Lacertidae)
Gallotia bravoana (Lacertidae)
Gallotia galloti (Lacertidae)
Gallotia intermedia (Lacertidae)
Gallotia simonyi (Lacertidae)
Gallotia stehlini (Lacertidae)
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