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Brachylophus bulabula, commonly known as the Central Fijian Banded Iguana is a species of iguanid lizard endemic to some of the larger central and northwestern islands of Fiji (Ovalau, Kadavu and Viti Levu), where it occurs in Fijian wet forest. It was described by a team led by a scientist from the Australian National University in 2008.
Brachylophus species are the most geographically isolated iguanas in the world. Their closest extant relatives (the genera Amblyrhynchus , Conolophus , Ctenosaura , Cyclura , Iguana and Sauromalus [ 2 ] ) are present in primarily tropical regions of the Americas and islands in the Galápagos and Lesser and Greater Antilles .
Brachylophus fasciatus, the Lau banded iguana, is an arboreal species of lizard endemic to the Lau Islands of the eastern part of the Fijian archipelago. [1] It is also found in Tonga , where it was probably introduced by humans. [ 3 ]
The species B. vitiensis is closely related to the Lau banded iguana (B. fasciatus) and Fiji banded iguana (B. bulabula). The southwest Pacific iguanas of the genus Brachylophus and the related extinct genus Lapitiguana are thought to be descended from ancestral iguanas that rafted 9,000 km (5,600 mi) west across the Pacific Ocean from the ...
A male green iguana. Iguana (/ ɪ ˈ ɡ w ɑː n ə /, [4] [5] Spanish:) is a genus of herbivorous lizards that are native to tropical areas of Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Brachylophus vitiensis — Fiji crested iguana Gibbons, 1981; Brachylophus bulabula — Fiji banded iguana Keogh, Edwards, Fisher, & Harlow, 2008; Brachylophus gau — Gau iguana Fisher, 2017; Cachryx Cope, 1866 – spinytail iguanas: Cachryx alfredschmidti — Campeche spiny-tailed iguana (Köhler, 1995) Cachryx defensor — Yucatán spiny ...
I’M AN EAST Coaster who started taking annual trips out west to hike and backpack with my friend Tim in 2020. In June 2023, when I was 28, we decided to go to Yosemite and added our friend Sam ...
The island of Cebu in the Philippines is home to various species of reptiles and amphibians. Supsup, et al. (2016) recorded a total of 13 amphibian species and 63 reptile species. Brachymeles cebuensis is a rare skink endemic to Cebu. Secretive blind snakes such as Malayotyphlops hypogius and Ramphotyhlops cumingii are found on the island as well.