A male Central Fijian banded iguana, Brachylophus bulabula, from Ovalau Island, Fiji. Credit: USGS Iguanas have often been spotted rafting around the Caribbean on vegetation and, ages ago ...

North American iguanas rafted 5,000 miles to colonize Fiji: Study by Sharon Udasin - 03/17/25 3:00 PM ET Rick Rycroft, Associated Press ...

Iguanas inhabit tropical, subtropical and desert regions of the Americas—but surprisingly, they’re also found on a few incredibly remote Pacific islands, such as Fiji. Exactly how iguanas ...

Isolation allows creatures to thrive as their relatives perish due to the threats present on much larger landmasses ...

Initially they thought Fiji might be a bit too far for such a trip, but in a new study, researchers inspected the genes of 14 iguana species spanning the Americas, the Caribbean and Fiji.

NEW YORK — Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji, a collection of remote islands in the South Pacific. Most modern-day iguanas live in the Americas — thousands of miles and ...

A Fiji Island iguana is seen at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C. A new study suggests these iguanas reached the tropical island by crossing thousands of miles of ocean.

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 ...

Researchers who have studied genetic evidence of iguanas suggest the ancient reptiles traveled nearly 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji on floating vegetation.

Iguanas have already demonstrated an ability to survive long-distance ocean travel, according to an October 1998 study. At least 15 green iguanas appeared on the beaches of Anguilla in the ...

Iguanas floated 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji on vegetation rafts, new study finds By CNN Newsource Published March 21, 2025 9:20 AM ...