Tabarca in terms of marine ecology. Therefore, waters around Tabarca were declared a Marine reserve in 1986, the first of its kind in Spain. This status was mainly granted due to its submarine posidonia prairie, which is the largest in the Spanish Mediterranean and has an extraordinary ecological value in terms of marine fauna and flora. In order to both enhance the marine biodiversity and protect it from fishing, an artificial reef was laid near the island by the Marine Reserve authorities. Tabarca Tabarca (, ) also known in Valencian as "Nova Tabarca" and "Illa Plana", and in Spanish as "Nueva
La Gomera giant lizard Bischoff (1998) synonymized them to a single taxon. Barbadillo "et al." (1999) decided for "bravoana" when they elevated the taxon to species rank. Nogales "et al." (2001) concurred as regards species status, but used "Gallotia gomerana". Following the ruling of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, "gomerana" is a junior synonym or "bravoana". It is not unequivocally accepted that it does constitute a distinct species; however, in all likelihood, "G. simonyi" is its closest living relative. La Gomera giant lizard The La Gomera giant lizard ("Gallotia bravoana"; ) is a lacertid (wall lizard) species that can be found on the