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

For travelers, there’s a very specific image of Fiji that comes to mind: flawless white stretches of sand, overwater bungalows perfect for honeymooning couples and bright blue sea in every ...

For decades, the native iguanas of Fiji and Tonga have presented an evolutionary mystery. Every other living iguana species ...

Researchers have proposed that Fiji's native iguanas reached the islands by travelling nearly 8,000 kilometers on mats of floating vegetation. Genetic studies indicate they share a common ancestor ...

Every other living iguana species dwells in the Americas, from southwestern US to the Caribbean and parts of South America. So how could a handful of reptilian transplants have ended up on two islands ...

The team found that the closest living relative of Fijian iguanas is the Dipsosaurus — a type of desert iguana native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, according to the ...

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 ...