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title: "Atlantic Lizard"
description: "Gallotia atlantica — Rettili. The Atlantic lizard (Gallotia atlantica) is a species of lizards in the family Lacertidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/atlantic-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Atlantic Lizard

> Gallotia atlantica — Rettili. The Atlantic lizard (Gallotia atlantica) is a species of lizards in the family Lacertidae.

- Scientific name: *Gallotia atlantica*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `urban` (Città e giardini), `farm` (Fattoria)
- iNaturalist observations: 1575
- Wikidata: [Q3004975](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3004975)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36001](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36001)

## Names

- en: Atlantic Lizard
- de: Ostkanarische Eidechse
- es: Lagarto atlántico
- fr: Lézard atlantique
- nl: Atlantic Lizard

## Countries with the most observations

ES (1326)

## Summary

The Atlantic lizard (Gallotia atlantica) is a species of lizards in the family Lacertidae.
It is endemic to the eastern Canary Islands Lanzarote and Fuerteventura and the smaller islands surrounding them.
Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, rocky shores, sandy shores, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_lizard

## Photo

![Atlantic Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/atlantic-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mirela · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104824372

## Machine access

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