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.
The West Coast Wildlife Centre, at Franz Josef on the southern West Coast of New Zealand, is part of Project Nest Egg, breeding the endangered local species of kiwi known as the rowi. They also keep tuatara, an ancient lineage of lizard-like reptiles extinct on the mainland of New Zealand.
The West Coast Wildlife Centre, at Franz Josef on the southern West Coast of New Zealand, is part of Project Nest Egg, breeding the endangered local species of kiwi known as the rowi. They also keep tuatara, an ancient lineage of lizard-like reptiles extinct on the mainland of New Zealand.
Summary[edit] Description: Sphenodon punctatus Autor: User:Haplochromis. Date: 14 December 2005 (according to Exif data). Source: No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims). Author: No machine-readable author provided. Haplochromis assumed (based on copyright claims).
Summary[edit] Description: English: Juvenille Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) basking at Karori Sanctuary. To the right is the entrance to the juvenille's burrow. Located in the research enclosure adjacent to Lake Road, and often visible from fence post 25. Date: 7 May 2010. Source: Own work. Author: Blacksand. Camera location41° 17′ 43″ S, 174° 44′ 56.84″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-41.295278; 174.749123.
The West Coast Wildlife Centre, at Franz Josef on the southern West Coast of New Zealand, is part of Project Nest Egg, breeding the endangered local species of kiwi known as the rowi. They also keep tuatara, an ancient lineage of lizard-like reptiles extinct on the mainland of New Zealand.