Gran Canaria Giant Lizard

We really thought we might not see this Gran Canaria endemic. Despite numerous reports saying they'd were common on the island, they failed to show at every suitable site we visited. This may have been due to the relatively cool weather we had most of the time.

Eventually Karen found two on a rocky outcrop near the Cave Houses Museum in Artenara. I only saw, and photographed, the smaller of the two, but was happy to finally tick the species.

Then, with a late afternoon flight on the final day, we decided to head to a likely looking spot not far from Maspalomas, where we'd been staying. It was much warmer when we got to the reservoir at Ayugaures and we had great views of at least four around the area of the dam.