The La Palma Giant Lizard (Gallotia auaritae) was a giant lizard that, as its name indicates, lived in the littoral zone of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain; its habitat ranged from sea level up to altitudes of 800 m. It probably lived in xerophytic vegetation and was presumably an egg-laying species. The conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Phyla Subregnum Parazoa Porifera (sponges) Subregnum Agnotozoa Placozoa (trichoplax) Orthonectida (orthonectids) Rhombozoa (dicyemids) Subregnum Eumetazoa Radiata (unranked) (radial symmetry) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Bilateria (unranked) (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Myxozoa (slime animals) Superphylum Deuterostomia (blastopore becomes anus) Chordata (vertebrates, etc. ... Typical Classes Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicatas Ascidiacea Thaliacea Larvacea Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets Subphylum Myxini - Hagfishes Subphylum Vertebrata - Vertebrates Petromyzontida - Lampreys Placodermi (extinct) Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes Acanthodii (extinct) Actinopterygii - Ray-finned fishes Actinistia - Coelacanths Dipnoi - Lungfishes Amphibia - Amphibians Reptilia - Reptiles Aves - Birds Mammalia - Mammals Chordates (phylum Chordata) include the vertebrates, together with... Orders Procolophonia (extinct) Testudines Araeoscelidia (extinct) Avicephala (extinct) Younginiformes (extinct) Sauropterygia Ichthyosauria (extinct) Placodontia (extinct) Nothosauria (extinct) Plesiosauria (extinct) Sphenodontia Squamata Prolacertiformes (extinct) Archosauria Crurotarsi Order Aetosauria Order Phytosauria Order Rauisuchia Order Crocodilia Ornithodira Pterosauria (extinct) Marasuchus (extinct) Dinosauria (extinct) Order Saurischia Order Ornithischia Reptiles are tetrapods and amniotes, animals... Suborders Amphisbaenia - Worm lizards Sauria- Lizards Serpentes - Snakes Squamata (scaled reptiles) is the largest recent order of reptiles, including lizards and snakes. ... Groups Lepidosauromorpha Archosauromorpha Sauria is a clade of the reptilian family tree, that includes all living diapsids, as well as their common ancestor and all its extinct descendents, which date back to Permian times. ... Genera Many, see text. ... Genera Many, see text. ... Classification Genus Gallotia Gallotia atlantica Gallotia caesaris Gallotia galloti Gallotia gomerana Gallotia intermedia Gallotia simonyi Gallotia stehlini Categories: Stub | Wall lizards ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Mateo may refer to: In sports: Henry Mateo, outfielder for the Washington Nationals Julio Mateo, Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Seattle Mariners Mateo Corbo, Uruguayan football (soccer) player In geography: San Mateo, California San Mateo County, California In other fields: Mateo Alemán, Spanish novelist and man of letters... Gabriel García Márquez Gabriel José García Márquez (born March 6, 1928) is a Colombian novelist, journalist, publisher, and political activist. ... Statistics Capital: Santa Cruz de Barahona Area: 1,739 km² Population (2000 est. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Families Many, see text. ... Satellite image of La Palma, with the Caldera de Taburiente visible. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A xerophyte is a plant that survives or thrives in areas with very little free moisture. ...

Its decline started 2000 years ago with the arrival of humans on La Palma. It appears to have become extinct in the last 500 years. The main causes of extinction appear to have been introduced cats, consumption by people, and agriculture. Although the species is believed to be extinct, there is a remote chance that it could be rediscovered in a remote or inaccessible location. This was also the case with other giant lizards of the Canary Islands, like with the La Gomera Giant Lizard (Gallotia bravoana). In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of taxa. ... CATS The Musical is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber (ALW) in 1981 based on Old Possums Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot. ...

This giant lizard was originally described as a subspecies of the El Hierro Giant Lizard (Gallotia simonyi), namely as Gallotia simonyi auaritae Mateo, García Márquez, López Jurado and Barahona, 2001. However currently it is treated as a full species, Gallotia auaritae. In zoology, as in other branches of biology, subspecies is the rank immediately subordinate to a species. ... In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ...

References

• Miras (2005). Gallotia auaritae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and a brief justification of why this species is listed as extinct
• Afonso, O.M. and Mateo, J.A. 2003. Los lagartos gigantes canarios: conservación creativa de poblaciones mínimas. In: I. Jiménez & M. Delibes (eds) Al Borde de la Extinción: Integrando Ciencia, Política y Sociedad en la Recuperación de Especies Amenazadas. Evren, Valencia
• Mateo, J.A., García Márquez, M., López Jurado, L.F. and Barahona, F. 2001. Descripción del lagarto gigante de La Palma (Islas Canarias) a partir de restos subfósiles. Revista Española de Herpetología 15: 53¿59.
• Miras, J.A.M. 2005. Gallotia auaritae. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 May 2006.

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See also

• List of extinct animals of Europe

The list of extinct animals in Europe features the animals that have become extinct on the European continent and some in some dependent territories of European countries. ...

External links

• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Gallotia auaritae
• The Extinction Website