There are 45 different species of Iguanidae in the Caribbean and the tropical, subtropical and desert areas of North, Central ...

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

A subset of North American iguanas likely landed on an isolated group of South Pacific islands about 34 million years ago — ...

The only iguanas outside the Americas, Fiji iguanas are an enigma. A new genetic analysis shows that they are most closely ...

The trek—from the North American desert to Fiji—now represents the longest known migration of any terrestrial animal.

Fiji’s iguanas embarked on one of the most astonishing ocean journeys in history, rafting nearly 5,000 miles from North ...

Learn more about Fiji’s iguana species and how they likely used natural rafts to float to Fiji some 34 million years ago.

The researchers conducted a comprehensive genetic analysis, examining over 4,000 genes from 200 iguanian specimens.

At some point after approximately 34 million years ago, the ancestors of the Fiji iguanas arrived on the South Pacific ...

Overwater travel for both animals and plants isn’t unique in and ... The four species of Fiji iguanas, which inhabit both Fiji and Tonga, are listed as endangered — due to habitat loss ...

New analysis suggests that Fiji iguanas landed on the Pacific islands after voyaging 5,000 miles from the western coast of ...

Yoda and Ysis, two lion cubs rescued from exploitation in Europe, return to South Africa after five years, embarking on a new ...