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

Around 34 million years ago, iguanas traveled one-fifth of the way around the world from the western coast of North […] ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Iguanas may have pulled off a 5000 mile voyage on a raft of floating vegetation to get to Fiji. Researchers have long ...

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

Fiji, an archipelago of over 300 islands in the South Pacific, is a biodiversity hotspot teeming with unique and often ...

Fiji is exploring solutions used by Korean fishermen, including biodegradable fishing mainlines that deteriorate within seven years ...

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 ...