Tuatara

Tuatara; Temporal range: Miocene – present, 19–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Male northren tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus punctatus)
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	Rhynchocephalia
Faimily:	Sphenodontidae
Genus:	Sphenodon; Gray, 1831 (conserved name)
Teep species
	Hatteria punctata; Gray, 1842
Speshies
	S. punctatus ; (Gray, 1842) (conserved name); S. guntheri ; Buller, 1877; †S. diversum ; Colenso, 1885;
	Native range (New Zealand)
	Current distribution o tuatara (in black): Circles represent the North Island tuatara, an squares the Brothers Island tuatara. Seembols mey represent up tae seiven islands.
Synonyms
	Sphaenodon ; Gray, 1831 (rejected name); Hatteria ; Gray, 1842 (rejectit name); Rhynchocephalus ; Owen, 1845 (rejectit name);

Tuatara are reptiles endemic tae New Zealand. Aetho resemblin maist lizards, thay are pairt o a distinct lineage, the order Rhynchocephalia.^[6]

References

↑ "Sphenodon Gray 1831 (rhynchocephalian)". PBDB.
↑ Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group (1996). Sphenodon punctatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20613A9214781.en
↑ Daugherty C. H.; Cree A.; Hay J. M.; Thompson M. B. (1990). "Neglected taxonomy and continuing extinctions of tuatara (Sphenodon)". Nature. 347 (6289): 177–179. Bibcode:1990Natur.347..177D. doi:10.1038/347177a0.
↑ Gaze, Peter (2001). Tuatara recovery plan 2001–2011 (PDF). Threatened Species Recovery Plan 47. Biodiversity Recovery Unit, Department of Conservation, Government of New Zealand. ISBN 978-0-478-22131-2. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 2 Juin 2007. Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (help)
↑ Beston, Anne (25 October 2003). "New Zealand Herald: Tuatara Release" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 4 October 2007. Retrieved 11 September 2007. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help) Archived 2007-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Tuatara". New Zealand Ecology: Living Fossils. TerraNature Trust. 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2006.

Tuatara Temporal range: Miocene – present, 19–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ^[1]

Male northren tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus punctatus)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Order:	Rhynchocephalia
Faimily:	Sphenodontidae
Genus:	*Sphenodon* Gray, 1831 (conserved name)
Teep species
Hatteria punctata Gray, 1842
Speshies
S. punctatus (Gray, 1842) (conserved name) S. guntheri Buller, 1877 †S. diversum Colenso, 1885

Native range (New Zealand)

Current distribution o tuatara (in black):^[3]^[4]^[5] Circles represent the North Island tuatara, an squares the Brothers Island tuatara. Seembols mey represent up tae seiven islands.
Synonyms
Sphaenodon Gray, 1831 (rejected name) Hatteria Gray, 1842 (rejectit name) Rhynchocephalus Owen, 1845 (rejectit name)