El Hierro giant lizard
| El Hierro giant lizard Temporal range: Late Pleistocene–Recent | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Gallotia |
| Species: | G. simonyi |
| Subspecies: | G. s. machadoi |
| Trinomial name | |
| Gallotia simonyi machadoi Lopez-Jurado, 1989 | |
| Range in the Canary Islands | |
The El Hierro giant lizard (Gallotia simonyi machadoi) is the only extant, critically endangered subspecies of Simony's giant lizard. It is endemic to El Hierro, the westernmost of the Canary Islands, where it is an official symbol.
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