Tuatara

Lacey Richardson

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With only two species of the order Rhynchocephalia surviving, the tuatara is a reptile that has been protected by law since as early as 1895. They have the slowest growth rate of any reptile and can live well over 100 years.

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Lacey Richardson

@bellycheng

With only two species of the order Rhynchocephalia surviving, the tuatara is a reptile that has been protected by law since as early as 1895. They have the slowest growth rate of any reptile and can live well over 100 years.

Tuatara - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tuatara are reptiles endemic to New Zealand and which, although resembling most lizards, are part of a distinct lineage, the order Rhynchocephalia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuatara
10 Fun Facts About the Tuatara - WIRED

The tuatara may look like a rather ordinary reptile, but it's a highly unusual creature. This New Zealand native has a unique, ancient lineage that goes back to the time of the dinosaurs.
http://www.wired.com/2013/12/the-creature-feature-10-fun-facts-about-the-tuatara-or-just-the-tuatara-of-us
Tuatara - Sphenodon punctatus - ARKive

Learn more about the Tuatara - with amazing Tuatara photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/tuatara/sphenodon-punctatus/
ADW: Sphenodon punctatus (Tuatara)

General information about the tuatara including range, habitat, appearance, behavior and reproduction
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Sphenodon_punctatus/
Tuatara (Sphenodon Punctatus) - A-Z Animals

Basic information and taxonomy for the tuatara from A-Z Animals
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/tuatara/
Tuatara - Reptile - Britannica

Sphenodon any of two species of moderately large lizardlike reptiles endemic to New Zealand.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/tuatara
Tuatara - San Diego Zoo Animals

Information about the tuatara, fun facts, tuatara at the zoo and conservation. Come and see it at the San Diego Zoo
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/tuatara
Tuatara: New Zealand Reptiles

Tuatara are rare, medium-sized reptiles found only in New Zealand. They are the last survivors of an order of reptiles that thrived in the age of the dinosaurs.
http://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/reptiles-and-frogs/tuatara/
Tuatara: New Zealand's Living Dinosaur - Tourism New Zealand

The tuatara is a lizard-like reptile that is only found on certain small islands around New Zealand and in a number of mainland sanctuaries.
http://media.newzealand.com/en/story-ideas/tuatara-new-zealands-living-dinosaur/

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Tuatara Temporal range: Early Miocene – present, 19–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ^[1]

Northern tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus punctatus)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[2]^[3]
Relict (NZ TCS)^[4]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Rhynchocephalia
Family:	Sphenodontidae
Genus:	Sphenodon Gray, 1831 (conserved name)
Species:	S. punctatus
Binomial name
*Sphenodon punctatus* (Gray, 1842) (conserved name)

Native range (New Zealand)

Current distribution of tuatara (in black):^[5]^[6]^[7] Circles represent the North Island tuatara, and squares the Brothers Island tuatara. Symbols may represent up to seven islands.
Synonyms
Sphaenodon (Gray, 1831) (rejected name) Hatteria (Gray, 1842) (rejected name) Rhynchocephalus (Owen, 1845) (rejected name)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Tuatara - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tuatara are reptiles endemic to New Zealand and which, although resembling most lizards, are part of a distinct lineage, the order Rhynchocephalia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuatara
10 Fun Facts About the Tuatara - WIRED

The tuatara may look like a rather ordinary reptile, but it's a highly unusual creature. This New Zealand native has a unique, ancient lineage that goes back to the time of the dinosaurs.
http://www.wired.com/2013/12/the-creature-feature-10-fun-facts-about-the-tuatara-or-just-the-tuatara-of-us
Tuatara - Sphenodon punctatus - ARKive

Learn more about the Tuatara - with amazing Tuatara photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/tuatara/sphenodon-punctatus/
ADW: Sphenodon punctatus (Tuatara)

General information about the tuatara including range, habitat, appearance, behavior and reproduction
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Sphenodon_punctatus/
Tuatara (Sphenodon Punctatus) - A-Z Animals

Basic information and taxonomy for the tuatara from A-Z Animals
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/tuatara/
Tuatara - Reptile - Britannica

Sphenodon any of two species of moderately large lizardlike reptiles endemic to New Zealand.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/tuatara
Tuatara - San Diego Zoo Animals

Information about the tuatara, fun facts, tuatara at the zoo and conservation. Come and see it at the San Diego Zoo
http://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/tuatara
Tuatara: New Zealand Reptiles

Tuatara are rare, medium-sized reptiles found only in New Zealand. They are the last survivors of an order of reptiles that thrived in the age of the dinosaurs.
http://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/reptiles-and-frogs/tuatara/
Tuatara: New Zealand's Living Dinosaur - Tourism New Zealand

The tuatara is a lizard-like reptile that is only found on certain small islands around New Zealand and in a number of mainland sanctuaries.
http://media.newzealand.com/en/story-ideas/tuatara-new-zealands-living-dinosaur/

Tuatara Temporal range: Early Miocene – present, 19–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ^[1]

Northern tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus punctatus)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[2]^[3]
Relict (NZ TCS)^[4]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Rhynchocephalia
Family:	Sphenodontidae
Genus:	Sphenodon Gray, 1831 (conserved name)
Species:	S. punctatus
Binomial name
*Sphenodon punctatus* (Gray, 1842) (conserved name)

Native range (New Zealand)

Current distribution of tuatara (in black):^[5]^[6]^[7] Circles represent the North Island tuatara, and squares the Brothers Island tuatara. Symbols may represent up to seven islands.
Synonyms
Sphaenodon (Gray, 1831) (rejected name) Hatteria (Gray, 1842) (rejected name) Rhynchocephalus (Owen, 1845) (rejected name)

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Tuatara

With only two species of the order Rhynchocephalia surviving, the tuatara is a reptile that has been protected by law since as early as 1895. They have the slowest growth rate of any reptile and can live well over 100 years.

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