Brachylophus gibbonsi Pregill & Steadman, 2004
Tongan (giant) iguana
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: c. 700-800 BC
Known only from sub-fossil remains dated to within a century after human colonization (Pregill & Steadman, 2004).
Distribution
Kingdom of Tonga (various islands)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: UF 212300
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Pregill, Gregory K. and Steadman, David W. (2004). South Pacific Iguanas: Human Impacts and a New Species. Journal of Herpetology 38(1): 15-21. [Abstract]
Other references:
Pregill, Gregory K. and Dye, Tom. (1989). Prehistoric Extinction of Giant Iguanas in Tonga. Copeia 1989(2): 505-508. [Abstract]
Steadman, David W., Pregill, Gregory K. and Burley, David V. (2002). Rapid prehistoric extinction of iguanas and birds in Polynesia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 99(6): 3673-3677.
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/10086/brachylophus-gibbonsi