From July 13th to the 27th I was in Lanzarote with my girlfriend. Herpetofauna of Lanzarote is limited the three species of lizard; the East Canary Gecko (Tarentola angustimentalis), the Atlantic Lizard (Gallotia atlantica), and the East Canary Skink (Chalcides simonyi). The former two species occur over practically all of the island and could be said to be common, but the skink appears to be limited to a small area of the north of the island (where it is rare), which we did not visit. All three species are found on Fuerteventura to the south of Lanzarote.
Similar to Paul Lambourne, I too expected the islands' reptiles to be easy to find, but it took until the third day to see the Atlantic Lizard, Gallotia atlantica. The lizards from the south of the island where we stayed are said to be smaller than those from the north of the island. I cannot comment on this as the plans to go to Haria were scrapped near the end of the holiday. Maybe next time I will get to search for Chalcides simonyi...
Temperatures were normally generally quite cool, in the low to mid 20's, as most days after the third were cloudy until about 3pm after which it warmed up. We also had light rain on three separate days. Not what you'd expect, but this was a blessing in disguise as it allowed us to explore more of the south of the island comfortably.
Here are the photos;
The second species of lizard I found was the East Canary Gecko. The first individual was found close to death besides a path in the apartment complex; later that night many more healthy geckos were seen on the walls.
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