Brachylophus vitiensis

Brachylophus vitiensis

Brachylophus vitiensis — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Pleurodonta

Familia: Iguanidae
Genus: Brachylophus
Species: Brachylophus vitiensis

Name

Brachylophus vitiensis Gibbons, 1981: 257

• Holotype: MCZ R-157192, adult ♂, collected by J.R. Gibbons in January 1979.
• Type locality: “Yaduataba Island (16°50′ S; 178°20′ E), Fiji”.

References

Primary references

• Gibbons, J.R.H. 1981. The biogeography of Brachylophus (Iguanidae) including the description of a new species, B. vitiensis, from Fiji. Journal of Herpetology 15(3): 255–273. JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Brachylophus vitiensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 June 2023.
• Harlow, P., Fisher, R. & Grant, T. 2012. IUCN: Brachylophus vitiensis  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T2965A2791620. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T2965A2791620.en. Accessed on 11 June 2023.

Vernacular names

• English: Fiji Crested Iguana
• español: Iguana crestada de fiji
• français: Iguane à crête de Fidji
• polski: Legwan witijski