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FIJI CRESTED IGUANA
Brachylophus vitiensis

John Fowler & Rachel Barnes

Distribution:-  Fiji Islands (Yaduataba)

Comments:- Grows to around 75 centimeters (30 inches). total length


Fiji Crested Iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) photographed at the Gorge Wildlife Park, South Australia.
Fiji Crested Iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) photographed at the Gorge Wildlife Park, South Australia.


Fiji Crested Iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) photographed at the Gorge Wildlife Park, South Australia.
Fiji Crested Iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) photographed at the Gorge Wildlife Park, South Australia.


Fiji Crested Iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) photographed at the Gorge Wildlife Park, South Australia.
Fiji Crested Iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) photographed at the Gorge Wildlife Park, South Australia.


There are 4 species of Iguana in the Brachyurophis Genus - They are listed below:-

COMMON NAME
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DISTRIBUTION

Central Fijian Banded Iguana 

Brachylophus bulabula

Larger NW islands Fiji (Viti group, including Ovalau,Gau,Kadavu and Viti Levu), Vanuatu

Lau Banded Iguana, Fiji Banded Iguana

Brachylophus fasciatus

Fiji Islands (Viti Levu, Wakaya, Ovalau, Moturiki, Gau, Beqa, Vatuele, Kandavu Ono, Dravuni, Taveuni, Nggamea, Vanua, Balavu, Avea, Vatu Vara,Lakeba, Aiwa, Oneata, Vanua Levu, Vanua Vatu, Totoya, Kabara, Fulaga),
Tonga Islands (Tongatapu),
New Hebrides (Efate), Iles Wallis

Gau Iguana

Brachylophus gau

Gau Island, Republic of Fiji

 Fiji Crested Iguana 

Brachylophus vitiensis

Fiji Islands (Yaduataba)




LINKS OF INTEREST

Brachylophus vitiensis GIBBONS, 1981
The Reptile Database

Fiji Crested Iguana
The International Iguana Foundation

 

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