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Iguanas floated one-fifth of the way around the world to colonize Fiji
The only iguanas outside the Americas, Fiji iguanas are an enigma. A new genetic analysis shows that they are most closely ...
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Americas to Fiji: Iguanas took longest-ever 5,000-mile ocean Uber 34 million years ago
The researchers conducted a comprehensive genetic analysis, examining over 4,000 genes from 200 iguanian specimens.
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The Fiji iguana Brachylophus vitiensis (IMAGE)
A Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) resting on a coconut palm on the island of Fiji in the South Pacific. The four species of iguanas that inhabit Fiji and Tonga today are descended from ...
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 ...
Voyage of the iguanas: How they travelled from Americas to Fiji
Every other living iguana species dwells in the Americas, from southwestern US to the Caribbean and parts of South America.