Researchers who have studied genetic evidence of iguanas suggest the ancient reptiles traveled nearly 5,000 miles from North ...

There are 45 different species of Iguanidae in the Caribbean and the tropical, subtropical and desert areas of North, Central ...

IUCN Environmental Legal Officer Frances Disiga emphasizes that Fiji’s prompt ratification of the agreement is crucial not ...

This discovery not only sheds light on the resilience of iguanas but also highlights the broader role of overwater dispersal ...

A genetic analysis reveals that Fiji’s iguanas are most closely related to lizards living in North America’s deserts. How is ...

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 ...

Iguanas rafted more than 8,000 km from North America to Fiji New genetics support the theory that iguanas voyaged to Fiji on ...

The trek—from the North American desert to Fiji—now represents the longest known migration of any terrestrial animal.

Previously, biologists had proposed that Fiji iguanas may have descended from an older lineage that was more widespread ...

The iguanas' 8,000-kilometer trip — one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — is the longest made by a flightless land vertebrate.

New research suggests iguanas journeyed further than any other land-dwelling vertebrate has ever travelled on the ocean ...

one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — across the Pacific Ocean, eventually arriving in Fiji, according to a new study. Using genetic evidence, researchers propose that these iguanas made ...