Genomic analysis suggests that the ancestors of lizards on Fiji today rafted from North America some 30 million years ago.
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 ...
There are 45 different species of Iguanidae in the Caribbean and the tropical, subtropical and desert areas of North, Central ...
A genetic analysis reveals that Fiji’s iguanas are most closely related to lizards living in North America’s deserts. How is ...
Genetic evidence suggests that the reptiles somehow managed millions of years ago to make an ocean crossing from North ...
The trek—from the North American desert to Fiji—now represents the longest known migration of any terrestrial animal.
At some point after approximately 34 million years ago, the ancestors of the Fiji iguanas arrived on the South Pacific ...
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Iguanas have often been spotted rafting around the Caribbean on vegetation and, ages ago, evidently caught a 600-mile ride ...
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