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Iguanas of the South Pacific

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

John Gibbons
John Gibbons
Affiliation:
School of Natural Resources, University of the South Pacific, PO Box 1168, Suvua, Fiji.
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Two species of iguana inhabit the islands of the Fiji goup: one, the crested iguana, was discovered as recently as 1979 and the other, the banded iguana, once common enough to be an important source of food for humans, is now listed in the IUCN Red Data Book. The author, in his three-year study, discovered that both species still exist in relatively dense populations on a few, small uninhabited islands, although they have disappeared from those that are developed. He discusses the threats to their survival and the conservation efforts being made.

Type
Research Article
Information
Oryx , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , April 1984 , pp. 82 - 91
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1984

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