Tuatara are carnicires, so their food consists of animal proteins. They feed on insects such as weta, beetles, Spiders and larger prey such as lizards, smaller tuatara, birds' eggs and chicks, and even seabirds on occasion.
Their diet consists of beetles, spiders, crickets, frogs lizards birds and their eggs.
Tuatara are terrestrial reptiles, living on land. They lay their eggs in burrows, find their food on land and shelter on land.
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.
There is no particular name for a baby tuatara. Newly hatched tuatara are called hatchlings, and tuatara that are not yet adult are simply called juvenile tuatara.
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 a reptile.
There are only two species of tuatara: The Northern tuatara (Sphenodon guntheri) and the Brothers Island tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus).
No, Rhynchocephalia is not a subset of Mammalia. The tuatara is a reptile.
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No. Tuatara are protected animals, and may not be kept as pets.
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