In reality, though, it’s big news in the science community. Professor Simon Scarpetta is the lead author on a study, ...

Since most iguana species live in the Americas, biologists have long debated how they could have arrived on the remote ...

The team found that the closest living relative of Fijian iguanas is the Dipsosaurus — a type of desert iguana native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, according to the ...

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 ...

are most closely related to the North American desert iguana genus, Dipsosaurus. The genetic analysis revealed that ...

This discovery not only sheds light on the resilience of iguanas but also highlights the broader role of overwater dispersal in shaping ecosystems.

By studying the genetic divergence of Brachylophus, Fiji’s iguana species, from their closest relative, Dipsosaurus, North American desert iguanas, the research team determined that iguanas made it to ...

Desert Iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis). The close relationship between Fijian iguanas (some of which are endangered) and desert iguanas surprised biologist Christina De Jesús Villanueva ...

This is an adult desert iguana (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) photographed near Palm Springs, CA, in the spring. These lizards are primarily herbivorous as adults, prefer very high body temperatures ...

All members of the iguana evolutionary family are found in ... Fijian iguanas are most closely related to desert iguanas (Dipsosaurus dorsalis), which live in Mexico and the American Southwest ...

Genetic studies indicate they share a common ancestor with desert iguanas from the American Southwest, suggesting overwater rafting was a plausible arrival route. The theory of "rafting", where ...