Biology:Lapitiguana
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Short description: Extinct genus of lizards
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| Lapitiguana | |
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| Natunaornis and Lapitiguana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Iguanidae |
| Genus: | †Lapitiguana |
| Species: | †L. impensa
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| †Lapitiguana impensa Pregill & Worthy, 2003
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The Fiji Giant Iguana (Lapitiguana impensa) was a large species (1.5 m long) of iguanid which was endemic to Fiji.[1][2] It became extinct 3000 years ago, presumably as a result of the human colonisation of the islands.[2]
All extant Oceanian iguanas belong to the genus Brachylophus, which also includes a giant extinct species from Tonga. The closest living relatives of the South Pacific iguanas are found in America.[3][4] Its name is derived from the neolithic Lapita culture.
See also
- Brachylophus gibbonsi
- Pumilia novaceki
References
- ↑ "Fiji Giant Iguana, Lapitiguana impensa (Species)". https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/taxon/12513?page=1&rtp=1&ros=1&asr=1&assoc=all&mb=c.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pregill, G. K.; Worthy, T. H. (March 2003). "A New Iguanid Lizard (Squamata, Iguanidae) from the Late Quaternary of Fiji, Southwest Pacific". Herpetologica (The Herpetologists' League) 59 (1): 57–67. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2003)059[0057:ANILSI2.0.CO;2]. https://www.academia.edu/601893. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ↑ Keogh, J. Scott; Edwards, Danielle L.; Fisher, Robert N.; Harlow, Peter S. (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 (Royal Society) 363 (1508): 3413–3426. doi:10.1098/rstb.2008.0120. PMID 18782726.
- ↑ 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 (University of Chicago Press) 175 (1): 61–72. doi:10.1086/648607. PMID 19929634.
External links
Template:Extinct squamates Wikidata ☰ Q6488240 entry
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