There are two species of gliding lacertid, of the genus Holaspis.

The gliding flight of Holaspis guentheri Gray, a west-African lacertid.

Long believed extinct in historic times, there were sightings (including photographic evidence) of a large lacertid in 2007 which may possibly correspond to this species.

Holaspis, a lizard that glided by accident: mosaics of cooption and adaptation in a tropical forest lacertid (Reptilia, Lacertidae. )

Gallotia simonyi is a species of lacertid (wall lizard) that can be found on the island of El Hierro, one of the Canary Islands.

Gallotia galloti (Tenerife Lizard or Western Canaries Lizard) is a lacertid (wall lizard) species of the genus Gallotia.

Boettger's Lizard (Gallotia caesaris) is a lacertid (wall lizard) endemic to two of the western Canary Islands, El Hierro and La Gomera.

The Roque Chico de Salmor giant lizard (Gallotia simonyi simonyi) was the nominate subspecies of the lacertid (wall lizard) Gallotia simonyi.

The La Palma giant lizard (Gallotia auaritae) is a giant lacertid historically living in the island of La Palma (Canary Islands, Spain); its habitat ranged from sea level up to altitudes of 800 m.