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Sphenodon punctatus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA REPTILIA RHYNCHOCEPHALIA SPHENODONTIDAE

Scientific Name: Sphenodon punctatus
Species Authority: (Gray, 1842)
Common Name/s:
English – Beak-head, Cook Strait Tuatara, Sphenodon, Tuatara
French – Hatteria Ponctué, Sphénodon Ponctué
Spanish – Tuátara
Synonym/s:
Hatteria punctata Gray, 1842

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Lower Risk/least concern ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1994 – Rare (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Rare (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Rare (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
New Zealand
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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 punctatus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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