A genetic analysis reveals that Fiji’s iguanas are most closely related to lizards living in North America’s deserts. How is ...
Ancient iguanas sailed around 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji by clinging to floating vegetation, new research ...
Lightly banded tails are usually 1.5 times the length of their bodies and are shaped like a rudder to aid in swimming. It ...
Iguanas have often been spotted rafting around the Caribbean on vegetation and, ages ago, evidently caught a 600-mile ride ...
Genetic evidence suggests that the reptiles somehow managed millions of years ago to make an ocean crossing from North ...
The trek—from the North American desert to Fiji—now represents the longest known migration of any terrestrial animal.
Fiji iguanas, an endangered reptile found only on the remote islands of Fiji and Tonga (part of Oceania). How did they get here, thousands of miles from any mainland? For decades, scientists have ...
Learn more about Fiji's iguana species and how they likely used natural rafts to float to Fiji some 34 million years ago.