The only iguanas outside the Americas, Fiji iguanas are an enigma. ... the longest known transatlantic dispersal of any land animal, took place within the last 34 million years Date: March 17, 2025 ...

How land-loving iguanas from North America may have ended up in Fiji A new study suggests iguanas reached Fiji by rafting around 5,000 miles from North America. NPR Science ...

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A new study suggests iguanas reached Fiji by rafting around 5,000 miles from North America. How land-loving iguanas from North America may have ended up in Fiji Fijian iguanas pose a conundrum to ...

And while the scientists were already aware that the lizards traveled 600 miles to get from Central American to the Galapagos Islands, the massive 5,000-mile trip to Fiji took them by surprise.

Reaching Fiji would have been nearly 30 times as far. But if any creature could make such a journey, it's iguanas, said Scarpetta. "They're large, so they have a good amount of body mass to ...

A new study suggests iguanas reached Fiji by rafting around 5,000 miles from North America. How land-loving iguanas from North America may have ended up in Fiji | WVXU ...