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
History:
1994 Endangered (IUCN)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
New Zealand

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial
Citation: Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996. Sphenodon guntheri. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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