---
title: "Gran Canaria Giant Lizard"
description: "Gallotia stehlini — Rettili. The Gran Canaria giant lizard (Gallotia stehlini) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/gran-canaria-giant-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gran Canaria Giant Lizard

> Gallotia stehlini — Rettili. The Gran Canaria giant lizard (Gallotia stehlini) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae.

- Scientific name: *Gallotia stehlini*
- Category: `reptiles` (Rettili)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1495
- Wikidata: [Q2429558](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2429558)
- iNaturalist taxon: [35990](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/35990)

## Names

- en: Gran Canaria Giant Lizard
- de: Gran-Canaria-Rieseneidechse
- es: Lagarto gigante de Gran Canaria
- fr: Lézard de Grande Canarie
- nl: Gran Canaria Giant Lizard

## Countries with the most observations

ES (1418)

## Summary

The Gran Canaria giant lizard (Gallotia stehlini) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is found in the Canary Islands.

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

## Photo

![Gran Canaria Giant Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/gran-canaria-giant-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mirela · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145293382

## Machine access

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