Brachylophus gau

Brachylophus gau
Depiction of a male and female iguana
Systematics
Order : Scale reptiles (Squamata) without rank: Toxicofera without rank: Iguana (Iguania) Family : Iguanas (Iguanidae) Genre : Fiji iguanas ( Brachylophus ) Type : Brachylophus gau
Scientific name
Brachylophus gau
( Fisher , 2017)

Brachylophus gau is a species of iguana that is endemic to the forests of the Fijian island of Gau . The species was first recorded by Scottish naturalist John MacGillivray in 1854 while traveling on the HMS Herald , but it wasn't until 2017 that the species received its own species description.

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Brachylophus gau is the smallest of the four recent species of Fiji iguanas . It is 13% smaller than the next largest species and 40% smaller than the largest species.

distribution

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Brachylophus gau lives endemically in the forests of the island of Gau , mainly in the high forests in the interior. Small populations can also be found in the coastal forests.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Robert N. Fisher, Jone Niukula, Dick Watling and Peter S. Harlow. 2017. A New Species of Iguana Brachylophus Cuvier 1829 (Sauria: Iguania: Iguanidae) from Gau Island, Fiji Islands. Zootaxa . 4273 (3); 407-422. DOI: 10.11646 / zootaxa.4273.3.5
2. ↑ Article on Brachylophus gau