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title: "Boettger's Lizard"
description: "Gallotia caesaris — Reptiles. Boettger's lizard (Gallotia caesaris) is a species of wall lizard in the family Lacertidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/boettger-s-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Boettger's Lizard

> Gallotia caesaris — Reptiles. Boettger's lizard (Gallotia caesaris) is a species of wall lizard in the family Lacertidae.

- Scientific name: *Gallotia caesaris*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 569
- Wikidata: [Q1434287](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1434287)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35988](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35988)

## Names

- en: Boettger's Lizard
- de: Kleine Kanareneidechse
- es: Lagarto pequeño de Canarias
- fr: Lézard de Caesar
- nl: Boettger's Lizard

## Countries with the most observations

ES (506)

## Summary

Boettger's lizard (Gallotia caesaris) is a species of wall lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Canary Islands. There are two recognized subspecies.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boettger%27s_lizard

## Photo

![Boettger's Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/boettger-s-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Tero Linjama · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64863596

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/boettger-s-lizard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).