Iguanas floated 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji on vegetation rafts, new study finds
Researchers who have studied genetic evidence of iguanas suggest the ancient reptiles traveled nearly 5,000 miles from North ...
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New FWC rule could open door for trapping and selling iguanas out of state
New FWC rule could open door for trapping and selling iguanas out of state. Fox 4's Bella Line went out on the water with 2 ...
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Iguanas likely floated to Fiji in record rafting trip
Researchers have long wondered how iguanas got to Fiji, a collection of remote islands in the South Pacific. Most modern-day ...
Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip
New research suggests that millions of years ago, iguanas pulled off the 5,000 mile (8,000 kilometer) odyssey on a raft of ...
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Iguanas floated 5,000 miles from North America to Fiji on vegetation rafts, new study finds
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New study suggests Fijian iguanas 'rafted' across the Pacific from North America
A new study tracks down where native iguanas in Fiji and an extinct species from Tonga came from, offering clues about the ...
Tegu lizards are emerging threat along the Treasure Coast and eat native Florida species
Over 1,500 tegu lizards have been reported or caught in St. Lucie County. St. Lucie County man is Florida's top tegu trapper.
Invasive Argentine tegu has established itself in a new Florida county. What to know
The newest established Florida population of the invasive Argentine tegu was recently discovered in St. Lucie County. What to ...
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How did iguanas get to Fiji? Chances are, they floated nearly 5,000 miles on vegetation rafts
Around 34 million years ago, the ancestors of modern iguanas likely embarked on what may be the longest overwater journey undertaken by a nonhuman, land-dwelling vertebrate species. Starting off ...