Iguanas floated 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji on vegetation rafts, new study finds
Researchers who have studied genetic evidence of iguanas suggest the ancient reptiles traveled nearly 5,000 miles from North ...
After a 5,000-mile float, these iguanas probably set an ocean record
There are 45 different species of Iguanidae in the Caribbean and the tropical, subtropical and desert areas of North, Central ...
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How Iguanas Got from North America to Fiji Millions of Years Ago
A genetic analysis reveals that Fiji’s iguanas are most closely related to lizards living in North America’s deserts. How is ...
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Iguanas Floated a Whopping 5,000 Miles From North America to Fiji on Rafts of Plants in a Record-Setting Trip, Study Suggests
Previous theories suggested the iguanas had rafted from South America, crossed the Bering land bridge to Asia or reached Antarctica before rafting over to Fiji. Researchers had even suggested they ...
Iguanas floated one-fifth of the way around the world to colonize Fiji, genetic analysis indicates
Iguanas have often been spotted rafting around the Caribbean on vegetation and, ages ago, evidently caught a 600-mile ride ...
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How land-loving iguanas from North America may have ended up in Fiji
By floating on a raft of downed trees and broken branches, according to a study published Monday in the journal PNAS. The ...
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Iguanas floated 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji on vegetation rafts, new study finds
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