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 from Central America to colonize the Galapagos Islands. But for long-distance travel,
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, and South America, including the marine iguanas of the Galapágos and the chuckwallas in the American Southwest.
Genetic evidence suggests that the reptiles somehow managed millions of years ago to make an ocean crossing from North ...
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Iguanas “Rafted” 8,000 Kilometers From North America To Fiji – A Record For Land VertebratesThe arrival of iguanas in the South Pacific can only be explained, a team of biologists have argued, if they caught a lift on ...
Iguanas likely crossed Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip - Iguanas may have pulled off a 5000 ...
The trek—from the North American desert to Fiji—now represents the longest known migration of any terrestrial animal.
Initially, they thought Fiji might be a bit too far for such a ... on a raft of floating vegetation — masses of uprooted trees and small plants. That journey is thought to be a record ...
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