Lapitiguana

Lapitiguana impensa is an extinct giant (1.5 m long) iguanid from Fiji.^[1] It likely became extinct following the human colonization of Fiji 3000 years ago.^[1]

Lapitiguana Temporal range: Holocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Natunaornis and Lapitiguana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Iguanidae
Genus:	†Lapitiguana
Species:	†L. impensa
Binomial name
†Lapitiguana impensa Pregill & Worthy, 2003

All extant Fijian iguanas are in the genus Brachylophus, together with an extinct species from Tonga. The closest living relatives of the Polynesian iguanas are found in the Americas.^[2][3]

See also

• Brachylophus gibbonsi
• Pumilia novaceki

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