The trek—from the North American desert to Fiji—now represents the longest known migration of any terrestrial animal.

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 ...

There are 45 different species of Iguanidae in the Caribbean and the tropical, subtropical and desert areas of North, Central, and South America, including the marine iguanas of the Galapágos and the ...

Scientists say the lizards are found only in the Permian Basin, the second-smallest range of any North American lizard. The reptiles live in sand dunes and among shinnery oak, where they feed on ...

Researchers determined the lizards likely floated nearly 200 miles ... supports the idea that these iguanas originated in North America, as no fossils of desert iguanas have been found elsewhere ...

The iguanas' 8,000-kilometer trip — one-fifth of the Earth’s circumference — is the longest made by a flightless land vertebrate.

Found only in the Permian Basin of West Texas and southeastern New Mexico, the dunes sagebrush lizard historically possessed the second-smallest range of any North American lizard. It was first ...

There are over a dozen recognized horned-lizard species found in the deserts and semi-arid environments of North and Central America, from southern Canada to Guatemala. Species are distinguishable ...

North America is home to a vast array of wildlife ... and will eat almost everything - from the flesh of dead mammals to lizards, and even fruits - including, of course, roadrunners.