Brachylophus vitiensis

Brachylophus vitiensis
Brachylophus vitiensis — distribution map

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Pleurodonta 

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

Familia: Iguanidae
Genus: Brachylophus
Species: Brachylophus vitiensis

Name

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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”.

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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