Tuatara Sphenodon punctatus standing proud
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Summary[edit] Description: English: Sphenodon punctatus. Tuatara in front of its burrow at the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary. The Tuatara isn't a lizard - according the the Wikipedia entry about Tuatara: "Its origin probably lies close to the split between the Lepidosauromorpha and the Archosauromorpha, making it the closest living thing we can find to a "proto-reptile". Date: 28 February 2006. Source: Own work. Author: Michael Hamilton Digitaltrails.
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- Vertebrata (vertebrates)
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- Lepidosauromorpha
- Rhynchocephalia (rhychocephalians)
- Sphenodontidae (tuataras)
- Sphenodon (Tuatara)
- Lepidosauria (lepidosaur)
- Sphenodon punctatus (Tuatara)
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