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Sphenodon punctatus Trusted
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Sphenodon punctatus Trusted
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Sphenodon punctatus Trusted
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Sphenodon punctatus Trusted
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Present in 12 collections
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Found in 6 classifications
See all 6 approved classifications in which this taxon appears.Family recognized by Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS):
- Animalia +
- Chordata +
- Vertebrata +
- Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 +
- Rhynchocephalia +
- Sphenodontidae Cope, 1870
- Rhynchocephalia +
- Reptilia Laurenti, 1768 +
- Vertebrata +
- Chordata +
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Deniz Martinez added the English common name "Northern Tuatara" to "Sphenodon punctatus GRAY 1842".
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Deniz Martinez marked the English common name "Brother islands tuatara" from "Sphenodon guntheri Buller, 1877" as untrusted.
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Dr. Shwaprativ Shoura Barua commented on "Sphenodon punctatus GRAY 1842":
According to P.L. Scalter & A.R. Wallace's zoological regional classification... more
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