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Brachylophus
| Brachylophus | |
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| Fiji banded iguana (Brachylophus bulabula) in captivity | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | Brachylophus Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Brachylophus fasciatus[citation needed] Cuvier, 1829
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| Species | |
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Brachylophus bulabula | |
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The genus Brachylophus consists of four extant iguanid species native to the islands of Fiji[1] and a giant extinct species from Tonga in the South West Pacific.[2] One of the extant species, B. fasciatus, is also present on Tonga, where it has apparently been introduced by humans.[2]
- ^ Fisher, R. N.; Niukula, J.; Watling, D.; Harlow, P. S. (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. PMID 28610241. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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