Iguanas are known to be some of the biggest lizards in the American region. Their tails, formed like whips, make up roughly half their size. Iguanas are cold-blooded animals that can easily adapt to ...

Scientists in Argentina found a “robust” animal hiding in the desert and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a representative area of Neuquén Province. Photo from Gustavo Zambelli via ...

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 the ...

A subset of North American iguanas likely landed on an isolated group of South Pacific islands about 34 million years ago — having rafted some 5,000 miles from the West Coast of the faraway continent, ...

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 ...

Around 34 million years ago, iguanas undertook the longest-known transoceanic trip of any terrestrial species, sailing one-fifth of the way around the world from North America to set up home in Fiji, ...

The Arizona Game & Fish Department shared a recent video taken by retired biologist Randy Babb at Picacho Peak State Park, the The Arizona Republic reported. The reptile, a sidewinder also known as a ...

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