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Lizard - galliota gomerana11.jpg
Subject: Lizard - galliota gomerana11.jpg
Poster: Martin Kramer (mkramer@wxs.nl)
MKramer-Galliota gomerana11-Gomeran Giant Lizard.jpg
File size : 32156 bytes File date : 2000:04:01 10:05:20 Resolution: 640x480 Jpeg process : Baseline Posted Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals Posted Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 22:57:56 +0100

Lizard - galliota_gomerana11.jpg


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From: Martin Kramer
Subject: Large lizard found not yet extinct
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2000 22:52:14 +0100

There was a newsitem on dutch television about a large species of lizard
thought to be extinct for some 500 years but rediscovered on the Canary
Islands on the island Gomera. 6 individuals were captured of Galliota
gomerana. It is assumed this is the whole population so they are pretty
endangered.
They were studied in captivity and will be released again under surveillance.
The species grows to 50 cm.
They are slow and threatened by predation by cats.
I made some video-captures of the news-item.

Martin Kramer

mkramer@wxs.nl
http://home.wxs.nl/~mkramer/

Comments
Martin Kramer
this is just the tail, the camera panned over the animal at close range

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