No. There are only two.
There are only two species of tuatara: The Northern tuatara (Sphenodon guntheri) and the Brothers Island tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus).
No. Iguanas and tuatara are quite different species. Whilst both iguanas and tuatara are reptiles, the iguana is a type of lizard, whereas the tuatara is not classified as a lizard.
The tuatara is the only living species in the order Rhynchocephalia. The tuatara is the only living species in the order Rhynchocephalia.
They are an endemic species of New Zealand.
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It is an endemic species of New Zealand.
there is said to be only one left
The tuatara is not a lizard. It is a lizard-like reptile, but it is not a lizard. Y also cannot buy one. The tuatara is an endangered and protected species, endemic to New Zealand.
The tuatara is a kind of reptile of which there are only two species, both found in New Zealand. Although the tuatara looks like a lizard it is not. Rather, it is the last surviving member of the order Rhynchocephalia.
Different sub-species of tuatara vary in colour. They may be olive green, brown or even brick red. Colour may also vary according to the tuatara's age, tending to change as the creature ages.
The Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), though technically, the Tuatara is not a lizard.
The tuatara is a lizard-like reptile of New Zealand. According to the New Zealand Department of Conservation, there is just one single species of tuatara, but DNA testing indicates that this one species consists of three distinct variants.There is the northern tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus punctatus) found on islands from the Bay of Plenty north; the Cook Strait tuatara (S. punctatus) found on Takapourewa (Stephens Island) and the Trio Islands in Marlborough Sounds; and the Brothers Island tuatara (S. guntheri) fount on one island in Marlborough Sounds.