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There are two species: Sphenodon guntheri and Sphenodon punctatus.
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Is a tuatara a fish?
No. The tuatara is a unique reptile which looks like a lizard but is not classified as a lizard.
Where can you go to buy a tuatara lizard?
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.
What is the name of a large lizard like reptile from New Zealand?
tuatara!
Is a tuatara a dragon?
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.
What is the name of New Zealands most famous living lizard?
The Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) though it is not actually a lizard.
Holes the lizard translation name?
what is the latin name for the lizard in holes
How do you describe the tuatara lizard in words?
lumpy, long
What is new zealand's native lizard called?
tuatara
What New Zealand lizard has survived for almost 200 million years and is the only living species of its type?
The Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), though technically, the Tuatara is not a lizard.
Is the Tuatara venomous?
No. The tuatara, a lizard-like reptile endemic to New Zealand, does not have the ability to produce any venom.
How much is a tuatara lizard?
A tuatara is not a lizard, and it cannot be purchased. Though lizard-like in appearance, this reptile is not classified as a lizard. Being endangered, and now extinct on the New Zealand mainland, it is not available to be purchased to satisfy one's whim to have an unusual or exotic pet.
What kind of shelter does a tuatara lizard have?
Tuatara are not lizards. They are lizard-like reptiles, endemic to New Zealand, but they are not members of any lizard family. Tuatara live in broad-leafed forest land and grasslands near seabird colonies, where the birds have dug burrows. They shelter under rocks, in rock crevices, amongst shrubbery and bark, and in burrows.
