For decades, the native iguanas of Fiji and Tonga have presented an evolutionary mystery. Every other living iguana species ...

Iguanas floated 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji on vegetation rafts, new study finds (CNN) - A new study shows the ...

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 ...

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

A study reveals iguanas travelled from North America to Fiji by clinging to rafts of floating vegetation millions of years ago.

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

Biologists have long disagreed over how iguanas got to Fiji. While some supported the raft idea, others argued that such a ...

Iguanas have often been spotted rafting around the Caribbean on vegetation and, ages ago, evidently caught a 600-mile ride ...

Initially they thought Fiji might be a bit too far for such a trip, but in a new study, researchers inspected the genes of 14 iguana species spanning the Americas, the Caribbean and Fiji. They ...