The Gran Canaria giant lizard (Gallotia stehlini) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is found in the Canary Islands. The specific...
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The Gran Canaria giant rat (Canariomys tamarani) is an extinct species of rat endemic to the island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain). This rodent...
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Estadio de Gran Canaria is a football stadium in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. It is currently used for football matches and is home to UD Las Palmas...
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Gran Canaria (UK: /ˌɡræn kəˈnɛəriə, -ˈnɑːr-/, US: /ˌɡrɑːn kəˈnɑːriə, -ˈnɛər-/; Spanish: [ɡɾaŋ kaˈnaɾja] ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest...
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5 kg (11 lb), La Palma giant lizard (Gallotia auaritae) perhaps the largest living lacertid outsized even Gran Canaria giant lizard (Gallotia stehlini)....
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Club Baloncesto Gran Canaria – Claret, S.A.D., currently known as Dreamland Gran Canaria due to sponsorship, is a professional basketball club based in...
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Gran Canaria Airport (IATA: LPA, ICAO: GCLP) (Spanish: Aeropuerto de Gran Canaria) is a passenger and freight airport on the island of Gran Canaria. It...
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The Gran Canaria skink (Chalcides sexlineatus) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is endemic to Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. There...
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Puerto Rico de Gran Canaria is a holiday resort situated on the south-west coast of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria. Temperatures in the winter remain...
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The University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, also known as the ULPGC (Spanish Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) is a Spanish public university...
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Las Palmas (redirect from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas)
Spanish: [las ˈpalmas]), officially Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, is a Spanish city and capital of Gran Canaria, in the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean...
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Tren de Gran Canaria (TGC, the Train of Gran Canaria) is a proposed railway on the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands. It is planned to run...
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Gran Canaria Arena, originally known as Palacio Multiusos de Gran Canaria, is an indoor sporting arena located in Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. The...
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Universitario Insular de Gran Canaria (Insular University Hospital of Gran Canaria) is a teaching hospital of general scope in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)...
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Carnival of Las Palmas (redirect from Carnival of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
Gran Canaria is one of the most famous carnivals of Spain. The event is celebrated every year in the month of February in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria....
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giant lizard, Gallotia simonyi CR La Gomera giant lizard, Gallotia bravoana CR Gran Canaria giant lizard, Gallotia stehlini LC La Palma giant lizard,...
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Gallotia (category Lizard genera)
atlantica - Atlantic lizard Gallotia atlantica atlantica Gallotia atlantica mahoratae Gallotia stehlini - Gran Canaria giant lizard Western clade Large...
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Mogán (redirect from Mogán, Gran Canaria)
and a Spanish municipality in the southwestern part of the island of Gran Canaria, which is one of the three main islands making up the Province of Las...
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and making noise, but this behavior is less common than in the Gran Canaria giant lizard, G. stehlini. Known parasites include nematodes (Thelandros filiformis...
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Island gigantism (redirect from Island giantism)
islands, the largest extant lizard, and a similar (extinct) giant monitor lizard from Timor have been regarded as examples of giant insular carnivores. Since...
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The Gran Canaria blue chaffinch (Fringilla polatzeki) is a species of passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. It is endemic to Gran Canaria in...
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Valsequillo de Gran Canaria is a town and a municipality in the eastern part of the island of Gran Canaria in the Province of Las Palmas in the Canary...
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Canary Islands (redirect from Canarias Autonomous Community)
prehistoric animals including the giant lizard (Gallotia goliath), the Tenerife and Gran Canaria giant rats, and giant tortoises, Geochelone burchardi and...
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Maspalomas (category Populated places in Gran Canaria)
(Spanish: [maspaˈlomas]) is a tourist resort in the south of the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, stretching from Bahía Feliz in the east to Meloneras...
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initially used as the stadium of UD Las Palmas matches before Estadio Gran Canaria opened in 2003. The stadium held 21,000 people and was built in 1945...
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Pico de las Nieves (category Landforms of Gran Canaria)
las Nieves is the highest peak and a stratovolcano on the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Its height is 1,949 metres (6,394 ft) above sea...
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Arucas Church, is a Catholic church located in the old town of Arucas, in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. Construction began on 19 March 1909, and took...
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Guía de Gran Canaria is a town and a municipality in Las Palmas province of the Canary Islands. It is located on the north side of Gran Canaria island...
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Puerto de Mogán (category Populated places in Gran Canaria)
mouth of a steep-sided valley on the south-west coast of the island of Gran Canaria. Canals linking the marina to the fishing harbour have led to it being...
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Roque Nublo (category Landforms of Gran Canaria)
(Clouded Rock, Rock in the Clouds) is a volcanic rock on the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain. It is 80 m (262 ft) tall, and its top is 1,813 m...
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