Lapitiguana
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Lapitiguana impensa | |
Lapitiguana is an extinct genus of 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. (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.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Keogh, J. Scott (2008-10-27). "Molecular and morphological analysis of the critically endangered Fijian iguanas reveals cryptic diversity and a complex biogeographic history". Philos. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B Biol. Sci. 363 (1508). Royal Society: 3413–3426. doi:10.1098/rstb.2008.0120. PMC 2607380. PMID 18782726.
{{cite journal}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Noonan, B.P.; Sites, J.W. Jr. (2009-11-24). "Tracing the origins of iguanid lizards and boine snakes of the Pacific". The American Naturalist. 175 (1). University of Chicago Press: 61–72. doi:10.1086/648607. PMID 19929634.
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