Tuatara 36-III
SAUROPSIDA
Sphenodontia
 
 
Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
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Chapter Outline
  1. Description of Sauropsida
  2. Classification of Sauropsida
  3. Sphenodontia
  4. Squamata
  5. Serpentes
  6. Testudines
  7. Crocodylia
  8. Paleo Sauropsida

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TEXT

  • Lepidosauria
    • Sphenodontia (this page)
    • Squamata (pages 36-IV and 36-V)
  • Archelosauria - Turtles, Crocodiles, Dinosaurs (pages 36-VI through 36VIII)
SPHENODONTIA - TUATARAS 

In the Paleobiology Database, Sphenodontia is not a subgroup of Lepidosauria but is within the group Rhynchocephalia.

FAMILY SPHENODONTIDAE

  • Northern Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) - EOL- New Zealand
  • Brothers Island Tuatara (Sphenodon guntheri) - EOL- San Diego Zoo, New Zealand
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