n.only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand
同义词：Sphenodon punctatum
tuatara例句
Tuatara Tuatara Crocodilian, tuatara and turtle species of the world: A taxonomic and geographic reference Mastication in the tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus (reptilia: Rhynchocephalia): Structure and activity of the motor system Reproductive cycles of male and female tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) on Stephens Island, New Zealand Large Male Advantage: Phenotypic and Genetic Correlates of Territoriality in Tuatara On the Development of the Skeleton of the Tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus; with Remarks on the Egg, on the Hatching, and on the Hatched... Daugherty CH, Cree A, Hay JM, Thompson MB. Neglected taxonomy and continuing extinctions of tuatara (Sphenodon). Nature 347: 177-179 Skeletochronological Data on the Growth, Age, and Population Structure of the Tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus, on Stephens and Lady Ali... Predicting the fate of a living fossil: how will global warming affect sex determination and hatching phenology in tuatara?
