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

Most iguanas live in the Americas. But scientists have found evidence some floated to Fiji, likely snacking on their raft ...

Genetic evidence suggests that the reptiles somehow managed millions of years ago to make an ocean crossing from North ...

By floating on a raft of downed trees and broken branches, according to a study published Monday in the journal PNAS. The ...

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 ...

The only iguanas outside the Americas, Fiji iguanas are an enigma. A new genetic analysis shows that they are most closely related to the North American desert iguana, having separated about 34 ...

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

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

A new study suggests iguanas reached Fiji by rafting around 5,000 miles from ... By floating on a raft of downed trees and broken branches, according to a study published Monday in the journal ...

"The iguanas that live on Fiji were most closely related to a group ... of about 15 iguanas hitching a ride on a tangle of downed trees after a hurricane. The iguanas safely made it from ...