科学家发现蜥蜴在一艘漂浮的木筏上 从北美到斐济 历经5000英里的旅程 Scientists find iguanas made a 5,000-mile journey from North America to Fiji on a floating raft.

研究者发现,蜥蜴很可能在漂浮植被的木筏上,从北美到斐济的行程为5 000英里,这是陆地栖息的脊椎动物创纪录的海洋航行。 Researchers have discovered that iguanas likely made a 5,000-mile journey from North America to Fiji on a raft of floating vegetation, a record-setting ocean voyage for a land-dwelling vertebrate. 科学家通过检查14个蜥蜴物种的基因,发现斐济蜥蜴与北美的沙漠蜥蜴密切相关。 By examining the genes of 14 iguana species, scientists found that Fijian iguanas are closely related to desert iguanas from North America. 在《国家科学院议事录》中发表的这项研究有助于保护斐济濒危的蜥蜴物种。 This research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could aid in protecting endangered Fijian iguana species.