Taxon details
NameTuatara, Sphenodon punctatus (Gray, 1842)
Common/Māori namesTuatara
Higher ClassificationAnimalia | Chordata | Reptilia | Sphenodontia | Sphenodontidae | Sphenodon | punctatus
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