Fiji crested iguana: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Fiji crested iguana lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Brachylophus vitiensis
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Iguanidae

Where does the Fiji crested iguana live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Fiji crested iguana in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Fiji

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Fiji crested iguana endangered?

The Fiji crested iguana’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Fiji crested iguana?

The Fiji crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Iguanidae, genus Brachylophus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Fiji crested iguana

The Fiji crested iguana or Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) is a critically endangered species of iguana native to some of the northwestern islands of the Fijiian archipelago, where it is found in dry forest on Yadua Taba (west of Vanua Levu), Yadua, Macuata, Yaquaga, Devuilau (Goat island), Malolo, Monu and Monuriki.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Fiji crested iguana (revision 1352772185), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q586433 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).