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Brachylophus (Fiji iguanas)
Taxonomy
Brachylophus was named by Cuvier (1829). It is extant.
It was assigned to Iguanidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).
It was assigned to Iguanidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1829 | Brachylophus Cuvier |
| 1996 | Brachylophus Frank and Ramus |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Brachylophus Cuvier 1829 [Fiji iguanas]
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Brachylophus fasciatus Brongniart 1800 [Fiji banded iguana]
Brachylophus vitiensis Gibbons 1980 [Fiji crested iguana]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Fiji | Brachylophus vitiensis (26129) |