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The tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) is a species of reptile endemic to New Zealand. Despite its close resemblance to lizards, it is part of a distinct lineage, the order Rhynchocephalia. The name tuatara is derived from the Māori language and means "peaks on the back".
17 mag 2024 · tuatara, ( Sphenodon puntatus ), a species of moderately large lizardlike reptiles endemic to New Zealand, specifically to North Island, roughly 30 islets off the island’s northeast coast, and a handful of islets in the Cook Strait.
Tuatara are a rare reptile found only in New Zealand. They are the last survivors of an order of reptiles that thrived in the age of the dinosaurs. New Zealand status: Endemic. Conservation status: At Risk-Relict.
6 mar 2022 · New Zealand’s tuatara look like somber iguanas. But these spiny reptiles are not actually lizards. Instead, they are the last remnant of a mysterious and ancient order of reptiles known as...
5 ago 2020 · A key link to the now-extinct stem reptiles (from which dinosaurs, modern reptiles, birds and mammals evolved), the tuatara provides key insights into the ancestral amniotes 2,4.
- Neil J. Gemmell, Kim Rutherford, Stefan Prost, Marc Tollis, Marc Tollis, David Winter, J. Robert Mac...
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12 ott 2017 · Tuataras are a rare family of reptiles restricted to the rocky islands off the coast of New Zealand. Today, tuatara are the least diverse reptile group, with only one living species, Sphenodon punctatus; however, they were once more widespread and diverse than they are today, spanning Europe, Africa, South America and Madagascar.
5 ago 2020 · The reptiles are the last survivors of an ancient group of reptiles that flourished when dinosaurs roamed the world. Native to New Zealand, tuatara possess a range of remarkable abilities,...
