Gallotia goliath
| Gallotia goliath Temporal range: Late Pleistocene-Holocene | |
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| Skull in Museo de la Naturaleza y el Hombre of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Gallotia |
| Species: | †G. goliath |
| Binomial name | |
| †Gallotia goliath Mertens, 1942 | |
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Gallotia goliath (the Tenerife giant lizard or goliath Tenerife lizard) is an extinct giant lizard species from the island of Tenerife of the Canary Islands, Spain. This reptile lived before the arrival of humans and is believed to have grown to at least 0.9 metres (3.0 ft) long. It was described by the German herpetologist Robert Mertens. Fossils of this lizard have been found in volcanic caves, where they often appear with those of other animals, like the Tenerife giant rat.
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