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Rhynchocephalia
Sphenodontidae
Sphenodon
Sphenodon punctatus
The tuatara is only found in New Zealand and is in danger of becoming extinct. It is a reptile but not a lizard, and is the last remaining member of the ancient group of reptiles, Sphenodontia. Tuatara...
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Earlham -- Biological Diversity -- Tuataras rock!! |
Classification, photos, description, history, and conservation issues. ... Mt Bruce National Wildlife Centre: A wildlife sanctuary that allows Tuataras to live and be seen in there natural habitat.
www.earlham.edu/~quinnme/tuataras_rock.htm
www.earlham.edu/~quinnme/tuataras_rock.htm
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Tuatara :: Saint Louis Zoo |
Tuataras have a slow metabolism. They breathe about once every seven seconds, but they can go for an hour without a breath. Perhaps that's why they can live to be more than 100 years old.
www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/reptiles/tuatara...
www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/reptiles/tuataras/tuatara.htm
Like some other reptiles, such as alligators, tuataras have temperature-dependent sex determination. This means that the temperature the eggs are incubated at determines the sex of the young.
www.sandiegozoo.org/help_wildlife/story_tuatara_temp.ht...
www.sandiegozoo.org/help_wildlife/story_tuatara_temp.html
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San Diego Zoo's Animal Bytes: Tuatara |
Both male and female tuataras have a crest of spiky scales, called spines, down the center of their backs and tails.
www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-tuatara.html
www.sandiegozoo.org/animalbytes/t-tuatara.html
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Tuatara Reptile, New Zealand |
Tuataras survived because no predators invaded New Zealand. Terrestrial mammals failed to cross the Tasman Ocean, which separated New Zealand from Australia by opening about 90 million years ago.
members.tripod.com/NZPhoto/animal/tuatara.htm
members.tripod.com/NZPhoto/animal/tuatara.htm
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New Zealand native tuatara conservation and free images |
New Zealand National Wildlife Centre for conservation of endangered species, environmental education, ecotourism, restoring kiwi, kokako, kaka and other wildlife to Pukaha forest ... More about tuatara;
www.mtbruce.org.nz/tuatara.htm
www.mtbruce.org.nz/tuatara.htm
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New Zealand Natural History Guide Book - The Tuatara |
Tuataras are carnivores. They eat weta, moths and beetles. Sometimes they eat small lizards and even the eggs and chicks of petrels.
www.nz.com/new-zealand/guide-book/natural-history/tuata...
www.nz.com/new-zealand/guide-book/natural-history/tuatara.aspx
The first Tuataras lived side by side with Dinosaurs and witnessed the geological upheavals which shuffled the continents around the globe like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
www.geocities.com/RainForest/6525/tuatara.html
www.geocities.com/RainForest/6525/tuatara.html
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Lizards and Tuataras - With KidsBiology.com |
Learn about Lizards and Tuataras with KidsBiology.com ... Select an animal of the type: LIZARDS AND TUATARAS; From The Menu To The Left.
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Tuataras: Reptiles at Canadian Content |
Canadian Content explores Tuataras. Includes free listings and information about Tuataras from the CanConDir. ... Tuataras Survived Dinosaur Extinction; Answers a submitted question:
www.canadiancontent.net/dir/Top/Kids_and_Teens/School_T...
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