Photo courtesy: Robert Fisher USGS
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Bilateria
Infrakingdom: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Tetrapoda
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Iguanidae
Genus:Brachylophus
Scientific Name: Brachylophus gau
Common Name: fiji iguana / gau iguana
Species Authority: Robert Fisher 2017
The genus name Brachylophus is made out from two greek words: brachys mean short, and lophos mean crest, it refers to the short crest along the back.