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Tuatara

Sphenodon punctatus

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Field Notes

Notes:

His coloured tag is used for identification. :-) Nearby, another dustier tuatara and a large skink were also basking.

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Comments (1)
Neil Ross
Fantastic spotting. He's an interesting fellow, and the Wiki link is a really good read. Very nice :-)

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PublishedFebruary 2, 2012

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