Tenerife giant lizard

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf species
gptkbp:activities diurnal
gptkbp:availableSizes sexual dimorphism
gptkbp:bodyStyle robust
robust limbs
gptkbp:classification gptkb:Reptilia
gptkbp:climate warm climates
arid conditions
gptkbp:colors brown or gray
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Extinct
Holocene
invasive species
human activity
none due to extinction
approximately 500 years ago
gptkbp:culturalSignificance local folklore
gptkbp:diet herbivore
gptkbp:environmentalImpact biodiversity loss
herbivore in the ecosystem
gptkbp:exhibits fossils
gptkbp:family Lacertidae
gptkbp:firstDescribedBy gptkb:Richard_Owen
gptkbp:fossilRecord gptkb:Tenerife
Pleistocene
present
important for understanding evolution
gptkbp:genus Gallotia
Lacertinae
gptkbp:habitat due to agriculture
subtropical or tropical dry forests
dry scrubland
limited_to_Tenerife
gptkbp:headlights long and thick
gptkbp:historical_analysis paleontological significance
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Canary_Islands
gptkbp:historicalResearch ongoing studies
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part_of_Canary_Islands_fauna
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tenerife giant lizard
gptkbp:inheritsFrom Canary_Islands_lizards
gptkbp:length up to 1 meter
gptkbp:localCuisine due to habitat destruction
gptkbp:localNames Lagarto_gigante_de_Tenerife
gptkbp:locatedIn 19th century
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Tenerife
gptkbp:predators birds of prey
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Tenerife_lizard
historical interactions
other_Gallotia_species
gptkbp:releaseYear gptkb:Tenerife_Island
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:researchInterest paleontology
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Gallotia_goliath
gptkbp:size larger than most lizards
largest_lizard_in_the_Canary_Islands
gptkbp:skin rough
camouflaged
gptkbp:socialResponsibility solitary