Brachylophus fasciatus

Fiji Banded Iguana

Fiji Banded Iguana in captivity

Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN 2.3)

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Sauropsida
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Iguanidae
Genus:	Brachylophus
Species:	B. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming Extinct because it is either few in numbers or threatened by changing environmental or predation The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia are air-breathing Cold-blooded Vertebrates that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers Squamata (scaled reptiles is the largest recent order of Reptiles including Lizards and Snakes Members of the order are distinguished by Iguania is the suborder of Squamata that contains the Iguanas, Chameleons and New World "lizards" such as Anoles and The Iguanidae is a family of Lizards composed of Iguanas and related species The Genus Brachylophus consists of three extant Iguanid Species native to the islands of Fiji and Tonga fasciatus

Binomial name

Brachylophus fasciatus
(Brongniart, 1800)

Brachylophus fasciatus is an arboreal iguana commonly known as the Fiji Banded Iguana. Alexandre Brongniart (1770 &ndash 1847 was a French Chemist, Mineralogist, and Zoologist, who collaborated with Georges Cuvier on Arboreal is a word meaning "related to or resembling trees" Iguana is a Genus of Lizard native to tropical areas of Central and South America and the Caribbean first described by Austrian It is found in Fiji, Tonga, and on other pacific islands. Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य The Kingdom of Tonga is an Archipelago in the south Pacific Ocean comprising 169 islands 36 of them inhabited stretching over a distance of about 800 kilometres (500 miles The Pacific Ocean contains an estimated 20000 to 30000 Islands (the exact number has yet to be precisely determined Like the related Fiji Crested Iguana, it is believed to have evolved from the Green Iguana of South and Central America. The green iguana or common iguana ( Iguana iguana) is a large Arboreal Herbivorous Species of Lizard of the Genus Males of the species are emerald green with lighter bluish bands. Females are solid green with occasional spots. Both have red-orange eyes and yellow nostrils. It is endangered due to habitat loss and the introduction of predators. An endangered species is a population of an organism which is at risk of becoming Extinct because it is either few in numbers or threatened by changing environmental or predation

Gallery

A Fiji Banded Iguana at St Louis zoo

References

Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group (1996). Brachylophus fasciatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Endangered (EN A1c v2. 3)
Exhibit posting at the St. Louis Zoo
Fiji Banded Iguana at junglewalk

The Saint Louis Zoological Park is a Zoo in Forest Park in St

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