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Northern tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
Subject: Northern tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
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Brehms Tierleben. Allgemeine kunde des Tierreichs (1911) (19792439773) - Northern tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus).jpg
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Northern tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)


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Title: Brehms Tierleben. Allgemeine kunde des Tierreichs
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Brehm, Alfred Edmund, 1829-1884; Zur Strassen, Otto L. , 1869-; Heck, Ludwig, 1860-; Hempelmann, Friedrich, 1878-; Heymons, Richard, 1867-; Werner, Franz, b. 1867; Marshall, William, 1845-; Bibliographisches Institut Leipzig
Date 1911
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/19792439773/
Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/brehmstierlebena04breh/#page/n420/mode/1up
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brehms_Tierleben._Allgemeine_kunde_des_Tierreichs_(1911)_(19792439773).jpg

Tuatara are reptiles endemic to New Zealand. Although resembling most lizards, they are part of a distinct lineage, the order Rhynchocephalia. Sphenodon punctatus, or northern tuatara, naturally occurs on 29 islands.

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Scientific Name: Sphenodon punctatus (Gray, 1842)
Common Names:
English – Beak-head, Cook Strait Tuatara, Sphenodon, Northern Tuatara
French – Hatteria Ponctué, Sphénodon Ponctué
Spanish – Tuátara
Synonyms:
Hatteria punctata Gray, 1842
Sphenodon guntheri Buller, 1877
Sphenodon punctatus reischeki Wettstein, 1943

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