Fiji Banded Iguana
by Eva Lechner
Title
Fiji Banded Iguana
Artist
Eva Lechner
Medium
Photograph - Photograph/selective Coloring
Description
Brachylophus bulabula (Fiji 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. It is one of the few species of iguana found outside of the New World and one of the most geographically isolated members of the family Iguanidae.[4] Initially also reported from Gau Island, in 2017 this population was described as a separate species, B. gau.
The generic name, Brachylophus, is derived from two Greek words: brachys (βραχυς) meaning "short" and lophos (λοφος) meaning "crest" or "plume", denoting the short spiny crests along the back of this species. The specific name, bulabula, is a doubling of the Fijian word for "hello": bula.
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February 4th, 2020
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