Reptile
Tuatara
Living-fossil reptile unique to New Zealand
Family Sphenodontidae
Sphenodontidae is a taxonomic family in the order Rhynchocephalia, class Reptilia. Global Animal Guide profiles one of its members: Tuatara.
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Sphenodontidae is a taxonomic family in the order Rhynchocephalia, class Reptilia. Global Animal Guide profiles one of its members: Tuatara.