Reptiles and Amphibians!

Tuatara

  • Survived in New Zealand for over 100 million years;lived among the dinosaurs
  • live in well defended burrows
  • only on 37 off-shore islands and mainland islands like the Karori Sanctuary
  •  Total tuatara population on all these islands is estimated to be between 50,000 and 100,000
  • Only once every two to five years will the female be ready to mate
  • can live to be over 100 years old;grow very slowly
  • not actually a lizard
  • If global warming continues all Tuatara eggs will be males and the entire beautiful species will go extinct

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Posted 5 months ago
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Tagged: Tuatara, reptile, lizard, dinosaur, .
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    Today I had lunch with one of these. …..it was on...desk, pickled in a jar,
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    Actually I believe this is the Komodo dragon…
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    ;___; no i cannot let them go extinct.
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