| 词条 | Gran Canaria giant lizard |
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| name = Gran Canaria giant lizard | image = Gallotia stehlini -Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain-8.jpg | image_caption=On Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | taxon = Gallotia stehlini | authority = (Schenkel, 1901) | synonyms = *Lacerta galloti var. stehlini {{small|Schenkel, 1901}}
| synonyms_ref =[1] }} The Gran Canaria giant lizard (Gallotia stehlini) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. EtymologyThe specific name, stehlini, is in honor of Swiss paleontologist Hans Georg Stehlin, who collected the holotype.[2] DescriptionGallotia stehlini grows to a total length (including tail) of up to {{convert|80|cm|in|abbr=on}}. They are among one of the largest reptiles within the family lacertidae. The species comes in a variation of grays, browns and reddish hues. Unlike their female counterparts, males exhibit sizable jowls, robust heads and overall greater body mass. Gallotia stehlini is a true omnivore. The young often consuming various invertebrates, vegetation and soft fruits. As they mature, their diet largely consists of plant matter. Geographic rangeG. stehlini is endemic to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands of Spain but it has been introduced to Fuerteventura.[1]HabitatThe natural habitats of G. stehlini are temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, rocky areas, rocky shores, and pastureland.[3] References1. ^"Gallotia stehlini ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. 2. ^Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (Gallotia stehlini, p. 252). 3. ^1 2 {{cite journal | author1 = Jose Antonio Mateo Miras | author2 = Valentin Pérez-Mellado | author3 = Iñigo Martínez-Solano | last-author-amp = yes | year = 2009 | title = Gallotia stehlini | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2009 | page = e.T61506A12494509 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61506A12494509.en }} Further reading
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