REPTILIA: SQUAMATA: IGUANIDAE: Brachylophus

Brachylophus fasciatus Author and date

Fiji banded iguana

Photos & text by Dr. Robert Sprackland.

Range: Fiji Islands.

Diagnosis: A bright green lizard with broad white to pale blue bands on the body and tail; dorsal spines short; nostril scale is yellow.

Description:

Natural History:

Reproduction: Lays eggs which are buried in pits dug by the females.

Taxonomy & Relationships:

Variation:

Additional Comments: This magnificent lizard is in serious danger of extinction as its habitats are destroyed by humans.

Type Specimen:

Literature:  

Gibbons, John. 1981. The biogeography of Brachylophus (Iguanidae) including the description of a new species, B. vitiensis, from Fiji. Journal of Herpetology 15(3):255-273.

Sprackland, Robert. 1992. Giant Lizards. TFH Publications. ISBN: 0-86622-634-6.