Fiji banded iguana
brachylophus fasciatus latin

The species is closely related to the Fiji banded iguana and B. bulabula.

Gibbons, who had been studying the Fiji banded iguana at the time, travelled to the island and identified it as a distinct species.

Fiji banded iguanas inhabit most of the undisturbed habitats on these islands, from high cloud forests to low-lying coastal swamps.

The Fiji banded iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus) is an arboreal species of lizard endemic to some of the southeastern Fijian islands.

The husbandry of Fiji banded iguanas at the San Diego Zoo has been documented as the most successful breeding colony of Fiji banded iguanas in the world.

Fiji banded iguanas are herbivorous, feeding on the leaves, fruit, and flowers of trees and shrubs, particularly hibiscus flowers of the Vau tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus) and fruit such as banana and papaya.

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.

Since 1982 the Fijian government has maintained that the entire zoo population of Fiji banded iguanas was obtained illegally or descended from smuggled animals: "Virtually all of the estimated 50-100 banded iguanas in American zoos have been obtained without the knowledge or consent of the Government of Fiji".

The Fiji Banded Iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus) was introduced as a feral animal in the 1960s.

The Fiji banded iguana (Brachylophus fasciatus) is an arboreal species of lizard endemic to some of the southeastern Fijian islands.