Within that genus, the most widespread lizard is the North American desert iguana, Dipsosaurus dorsalis, which has adapted to ...

The most widespread species within the genus is the North American desert iguana, which is adapted to life in the searing heat of the deserts of the American Southwest and northern Mexico.

“We found that Fijian iguanas and North American desert iguanas likely diverged ... to compare lineages of 14 types of iguana, as well as fossil data and geologic records, to determine the ...