Gallotia Lizard of the Canary Islands

A bit of dodgy footage but those familiar with the lizards will know they don't hang around and comb their hair for cameras. They like basking (there isn't a lot else to do in that heat I guess) and this particular specimen was ten feet below us on a rock and approachable only by zoom lens - hence the shaky camera work. The footage was shot in Arguinequin, a fishing village on the coast of Gran Canaria in October 2012.