Tabarca Tabarca Tabarca (, ) also known in Valencian as "Nova Tabarca" and "Illa Plana", and in Spanish as "Nueva Tabarca" and "Isla Plana", is an islet located in the Mediterranean Sea, close to the town of Santa Pola, in the province of Alicante, Valencian community, Spain. Tabarca is the smallest permanently inhabited islet in Spain and it is currently known for its marine reserve. Despite being much more socially and economically related to the fishing port of Santa Pola, the tiny island of Tabarca is a part of the city of Alicante. Administratively, it is managed as a rural district
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