Behind the giant rubber lizard

2001/03/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Zoologia

If you go on holiday to the Gomera de Canarias and realize that you are bored to sunbathe for the second day, a nice pastime: Try to find a giant lizard 60 centimeters high in the Great King. But don't think we've put an easy job on you afterwards. In fact, the reptile that only lives on this island is in danger of extinction and only about 20 specimens remain, six of them captive. Therefore, they will launch a project with a budget of three million dollars.

The main objective of the project is to promote the reproduction of lizards in captivity. In addition, it is intended to control the threat factors and know the distribution of the species on the island.