The presence of iguanas in Fiji has puzzled scientists for years. Unlike other Pacific islands, Fiji is home to two unique ...

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

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 ...

Within that genus, the most widespread lizard is the North American desert iguana ... of Fiji iguanas, which inhabit both Fiji and Tonga, are listed as endangered — due to habitat loss ...

A Fijian crested iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) resting on a coconut palm on the island of Fiji in the South Pacific ... They’re also endangered due to exotic animal poaching, habitat loss, and ...

While sailors today can take advantage of favorable winds to reach Fiji from California in about a month, an iguana — or more likely a group ... primarily because of habitat loss, predation by ...