tuatara
英 [ˌtu:ə'tɑ:rə] 美 [ˌtuə'tɑrə]

n.

（新西兰产的）大蜥蜴；

英英释义

tuatara[ ,tu:ə'tɑ:rə ]

• 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

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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?