Desert iguanas have sturdy limbs, large oval holes for ears, and femoral pores, which are used to mark their territory. During mating season, the sides of the desert iguana turn pink.

A genetic analysis of more than 4,000 iguana genes, taken from more than 200 specimens of the lizards, revealed the Fiji iguana’s closest relatives: the North American desert iguana (Dipsosaurus ...

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.

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 ...

Scientists in Neuquén Province found “robust” animals hiding in bushes & discovered new reptile species: Aguada Pichana iguana, study said.

Within that genus, the most widespread lizard is the North American desert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis, which has adapted to the desert heat of the U.S. Southwest and Northern Mexico, according ...

The close relationship between Fijian iguanas (some of which are endangered) and desert iguanas surprised biologist Christina De Jesús Villanueva, a member of the iguana specialist group at the ...

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.

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.

A male central Fijian banded iguana from Ovalau Island, Fiji. USGS Iguanas inhabit tropical, subtropical and desert regions of the Americas—but surprisingly, they’re also found on a few ...