Other islands aside from Fiji and Tonga could also have harbored iguanas, Scarpetta noted, but it is the nature of volcanic ...

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

Genetic evidence suggests that the reptiles somehow managed millions of years ago to make an ocean crossing from North ...

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

Fiji iguanas, an endangered reptile found only on the remote islands of Fiji and Tonga (part of Oceania). How did they get here, thousands of miles from any mainland? For decades, scientists have ...

Since most iguana species live in the Americas, biologists have long debated how they could have arrived on the remote ...

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

Researchers have proposed that Fiji's native iguanas reached the islands by travelling nearly 8,000 kilometers on mats of ...

The inaugural programme in March 2023 saw 10 trailblazing women from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, and the Cook Islands come together ...

Other islands aside from Fiji and Tonga could also have harbored iguanas, Scarpetta noted, but it is the nature of volcanic islands to disappear as readily as they appear. Evidence of other ...

Iguanas rafted more than 8,000 km from North America to Fiji New genetics support the theory that iguanas voyaged to Fiji on ...

A genetic analysis reveals that Fiji’s iguanas are most closely related to lizards living in North America’s deserts. How is ...