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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.
Cyclura cychlura inornata, the Allen Cays rock iguana or Allen Cays iguana, is a subspecies of the northern Bahamian rock iguana that is found on Allen's Cay and adjacent islands in the Bahamas. Its status in the IUCN Red List is critically endangered. The population has been growing over the last century.
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 ]
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 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 ...
[1] [3] [4] It is the only Caribbean species of iguana which is still regularly hunted for food for human consumption. [1] [3] [4] Feral pigs pose a threat to the iguanas, as they dig up eggs from iguana nests within termite mounds. [1] [3] [4] Feral and domestic dogs prey upon juvenile and adult iguanas as well.
This list of reptiles of California includes the snakes, turtles and lizards found in the US state of California. Endemic species. Introduced species. Lizards
Cyclura ricordii, also known as Ricord's ground iguana or Ricord's rock iguana, is an endangered species of medium-sized rock iguana, a large herbivorous lizard. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic ).