One of the 9 iguanas on WAnimals
Reptiles · Squamata · Iguanidae
Brachylophus fasciatus
At very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future.
The Lau banded iguana is an arboreal lizard of emerald green with pale bands, endemic to the islands of the South Pacific. Its presence there is a biogeographical puzzle of the first order: the iguanas are an American group, and its closest relatives are more than eight thousand kilometres away, on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.
Weight
200 g – 300 g
Size
45 cm – 60 cm
Life expectancy
15 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Hard
Sources consulted: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachylophus_fasciatus
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