In reality, though, it’s big news in the science community. Professor Simon Scarpetta is the lead author on a study, ...

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

The presence of iguanas in Fiji has puzzled scientists for years. Unlike other Pacific islands, Fiji is home to two unique ...

About 34 million years ago, a group of iguanas went on an epic journey. This lofty band of reptiles traveled about 5,000 miles from the western coast of North America all the way to Fiji.

Most iguanas are indigenous to the Americas. So how did the Fijian species end up on the island, nearly 5000 miles away in ...

Genetic evidence suggests that the reptiles somehow managed millions of years ago to make an ocean crossing from North America to Fiji. By Asher Elbein For decades, the native iguanas of Fiji and ...

But for long-distance travel, the Fiji iguanas can't be touched. A new analysis conducted by biologists at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of San Francisco (USF ...

Iguanas have often been spotted rafting around the Caribbean on vegetation and, ages ago, evidently caught a 600-mile ride from Central America to colonize the Galapagos Islands. But for long distance ...

Biologists have long disagreed over how iguanas got to Fiji. While some supported the raft idea, others argued that such a long journey was too far-fetched. Instead, iguanas could have traveled there ...

“As soon as land appeared where Fiji now resides, these iguanas may have colonized it,” added McGuire, who is also a herpetology curator at the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology ...

Iguanas floated one-fifth of the way around the world to colonize Fiji The voyage, the longest known transatlantic dispersal of any land animal, took place within the last 34 million years Date ...