The Banded Fijin iguana ( Brachylophus fasciatus ) has always been a rare sight in captivity but during the last years numbers are raising and more collections are keeping and breeding this species.
The same genus however contains another species, the Fijian crested iguana ( Brachylophus vitiensis ). Discovered 1979 and scientificly discribed 1981 it's found only on a few Fijian islands and very rare. Shortly after it's discovery the Orchid Island Cultural Center on Fiji succesfully bred the species and Feb. 1984 a captive bred male and two captive bred females were donated to Taronga Zoo.
August 1985 the first young hatched at Taronga but 1986 only infertile eggs were produced.
1987 proofed to be a better year and 8 young were hatched and raised.
I would be intrested to know what happened after 1987 with the group at Taronga, do they still have it, what happened with the young ( did they kept them themselfs, were they returned to Fiji or did other collections got them ? ) and any further information about these animals would be very welcome !
The same genus however contains another species, the Fijian crested iguana ( Brachylophus vitiensis ). Discovered 1979 and scientificly discribed 1981 it's found only on a few Fijian islands and very rare. Shortly after it's discovery the Orchid Island Cultural Center on Fiji succesfully bred the species and Feb. 1984 a captive bred male and two captive bred females were donated to Taronga Zoo.
August 1985 the first young hatched at Taronga but 1986 only infertile eggs were produced.
1987 proofed to be a better year and 8 young were hatched and raised.
I would be intrested to know what happened after 1987 with the group at Taronga, do they still have it, what happened with the young ( did they kept them themselfs, were they returned to Fiji or did other collections got them ? ) and any further information about these animals would be very welcome !
