Genetic evidence suggests that the reptiles somehow managed millions of years ago to make an ocean crossing from North ...
There are 45 different species of Iguanidae in the Caribbean and the tropical, subtropical and desert areas of North, Central ...
The trek—from the North American desert to Fiji—now represents the longest known migration of any terrestrial animal.
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Live Science on MSNIguanas sailed one-fifth of the way around the world on rafts 34 million years agoAncient iguanas sailed around 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji by clinging to floating vegetation, new research ...
Iguanas may have pulled off a 5000 mile voyage on a raft of floating vegetation to get to Fiji. Researchers have long ...
Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas – thousands of miles and one giant ocean away from the collection of remote ...
Scientists think that’s how iguanas got to the Galapagos Islands off of Ecuador and between islands in the Caribbean.
At some point after approximately 34 million years ago, the ancestors of the Fiji iguanas arrived on the South Pacific ...
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 ...
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