page_title: Fiji crested iguana
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Fiji crested iguana / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Fijian crested iguana on a branch at Taronga Zoo. The full length of the tail can be seen. The background is a painted mural in a rainforest pattern.
context_page_description: The Fiji crested iguana or Fijian crested iguana is a critically endangered species of iguana native to some of the northwestern islands of the Fijiian archipelago, where it is found in dry forest.
context_section_description: The Fiji crested iguana is a large stocky lizard distinguished from the Fiji banded iguana by the presence of three narrow, cream to white colored bands on males, rather than the broader bluish bands of the latter species.  These whitish bands often have chevrons of black scales close to them.  Brachylophus vitiensis is distinguished by its larger size growing to 75 centimetres (30 in) in length and weighing as much as 300 grams (0.66 lb).   It is further distinguished by the presence of a taller spiny "crest" on its back with spines as long as 1.5 centimetres (0.59 in) running from the nape of the neck to the base of its tail.
  When Fiji crested iguanas first hatch from their eggs they are dark green, but after several hours their skin becomes bright emerald green and narrow white bands can be seen along their body. Their eyes are reddish orange or pinkish gold in color.
caption: A Fijian crested iguana with the full length of its tail visible, photographed at Taronga Zoo Sydney.
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