Sphenodon guntheri

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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

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable D1+2 ver 2.3

Year Published:

1996

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1994

–

Endangered (Groombridge 1994)

Countries:	Native: New Zealand
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Systems:	Terrestrial

Systems:

Terrestrial

Conservation Actions:	It is listed on CITES Appendix I.

Conservation Actions:

It is listed on CITES Appendix I.

	Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (eds). 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. Groombridge, B. (ed.). 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (eds). 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Groombridge, B. (ed.). 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

Citation:	Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996. Sphenodon guntheri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 May 2013.
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