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Gallotia (Gallot's lizards)

Reptilia - Lacertidae

Taxonomy
Gallotia was named by Boulenger (1916). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lacertidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Gallotia Boulenger
1996Gallotia Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
Episquamata
superfamilyLacertoideaCamp 1923
familyLacertidaeBonaparte 1831
genusGallotiaBoulenger 1916

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Gallotia Boulenger 1916 [Gallot's lizards]
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Gallotia galloti Dumeril and Bibron 1839 [Gallot's lizard]
Gallotia goliath Mertens 1942
Gallotia simonyi Steindachner 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: insectivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:45:04
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:45:04
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Spain (Canary Islands) Gallotia goliath (230667) Gallotia goliath, Gallotia simonyi (230666 230668)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Spain (Canary Islands) Gallotia goliath, Gallotia simonyi (230669)