...During the day, they rest on branches sticking out over the water in tropical rainforests, but when they see a bird of predator or other predator, they jump from a high branch into the water to hide, and sometimes jump from a height of 20 meters to the forest floor. The Fiji iguana, Brachylophus fasciatus , is a rare species endemic to the Fiji and Tonga islands, and is 90 cm long with beautiful stripes. The green anole, Anolis carolinensis , is 12 to 18 cm long and is found in the southeastern United States and Cuba, and has recently been introduced to Chichijima in the Ogasawara Islands, where it lives. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Brachylophus fasciatus" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…昼間は熱帯降雨林の水辺に突き出た枝に休んでいるが,猛禽類など天敵の姿を見るや高い枝から水中に飛び降りて隠れ,ときには20mの高さから林床に飛び降りることもある。フィジーイグアナBrachylophus fasciatusはフィジー・トンガ両諸島固有の稀種(きしゆ)で,全長90cm,美しい縞模様をもつ。グリーンアノールAnolis carolinensis(英名green anole)は全長12~18cm,アメリカ合衆国南東部,キューバに分布し,最近は小笠原の父島にも移入されてすみついている。… ※「Brachylophus fasciatus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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