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.
A genetic analysis reveals that Fiji’s iguanas are most closely related to lizards living in North America’s deserts. How is ...
Every other living iguana species dwells in the Americas, from southwestern US to the Caribbean and parts of South America.
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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 SuggestsIguanas inhabit tropical, subtropical and desert regions of the Americas—but surprisingly, they’re also found on a few ...
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