Sphenodon guntheri

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA RHYNCHOCEPHALIA SPHENODONTIDAE

Scientific Name: Sphenodon guntheri
Species Authority: Buller, 1877
Common Name/s:
English – Brothers Island Tuatara
French – Hatteria De Günther, Sphénodon De Günther

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   D1+2   ver 2.3
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
History:
1994 – Endangered (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
New Zealand

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: It is listed on CITES Appendix I.
Citation: Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996. Sphenodon guntheri. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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