A new iguanid lizard (Squamata, Iguanidae) from the late quaternary of Fiji, Southwest Pacific

Herpetologica

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-67

  Pregill, Gregory K ^a   Worthy, Trevor H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b Palaeofaunal Surveys   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Brachylophus; Fiji; Holocene extinction; Iguanidae; New genus; New species

Indexed keywords

EXTINCTION; FOSSIL; LIZARD; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; QUATERNARY;

FIJI; VITI LEVU;

BRACHYLOPHUS; IGUANA; IGUANIA; IGUANIDAE; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037373831     PISSN: 00180831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1655/0018-0831(2003)059[0057:ANILSI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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