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

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

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

The route from North America to Fiji might be the longest overwater journey by a non-human, land vertebrate species. The researchers say genetic evidence suggests the ancient iguanas might have ...

Starting off the epic trek from the western coast of North America, these iguanas traveled nearly 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) — one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — across the Pacific ...