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

Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji, a collection of remote islands in the South Pacific. Most modern-day ...

A new study tracks down where native iguanas in Fiji and an extinct species from Tonga came from, offering clues about the ecosystems of volcanic islands.

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

Iguanas migrated 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji A genetic study confirms their direct link to North American species Floating vegetation likely helped them survive the journey ...

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

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

A new study suggests iguanas reached Fiji by rafting around 5,000 miles from North America. How land-loving iguanas from North America may have ended up in Fiji Fijian iguanas pose a conundrum to ...

Fijian iguanas pose a conundrum to biologists ... They argue that a single dispersal event, likely more than 5,000 miles, from North America to Fiji is the most likely scenario.