No votes yet
New iguana species found in Fiji

Iguanas have lived in the Fiji islands for millions of years copy A team of Australian and U.S. scientists have found a new species of iguana living in Fiji.
The newly discovered lizard is bright green with white bands, grows up to 90cm long and is thought to be highly endangered.
Associate Professor Scott Keogh from the Australian National University’s School of Botany and Zoology said the iguana was the third species of the creatures known to inhabit Fiji.
Keogh said the origin of the Fiji iguanas, which have lived in the Fiji islands for millions of years, had long puzzled scientists.
He said they probably floated across the Pacific Ocean from the Americas 8,000 kilometres away, where all other iguana species live.

 

 

Comments

Write comment

  • Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically.
  • Allowed HTML tags: <a> <em> <strong> <cite> <code> <ul> <ol> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd>
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.

More information about formatting options

CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
2 + 12 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.