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[[Category:Fauna of Fiji]] |
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Lapitiguana impensa |
Lapitiguana impensa is an extinct giant (1.5 m long) iguanid from Fiji.[1] It probably went extinct following the human colonization of Fiji 3000 years ago.[1]
All extant Fijian iguanas are in the genus Brachylophus, together with an extinct species from Tonga. The closest living relatives of the Polynesian iguanas are found in the Americas,[2][3] posing a biogeographical puzzle.
See also
References
- ^ a b Pregill, G. K.; Worthy, T. H. (March 2003). "A New Iguanid Lizard (Squamata, Iguanidae) from the Late Quaternary of Fiji, Southwest Pacific". Herpetologica. 59 (1). The Herpetologists' League: 57–67. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2003)059[0057:ANILSI]2.0.CO;2.
- ^ Keogh, J. Scott (2008-10-27). "Molecular and morphological analysis of the critically endangered Fijian iguanas reveals cryptic diversity and a complex biogeographic history". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 363 (1508). Royal Society: 3413–3426. doi:10.1098/rstb.2008.0120. PMC 2607380. PMID 18782726.
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