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1. Sphenodontia Order
Presented by
Ricfred Andrew S.
Beley

2. The sphenodontia order is
the smallest order of
reptiles from New Zealand.

3. Scientific Name
Sphenodon punctatus and
the much rarer Sphenodon
guntheri

4. resembling
mainly the
lizard, and
have been
around since
the end of
the dinosaur
era, 200
million years
ago.

5. Size
Males - can reach Females - less than
more than 24 in 16 in (40 cm) in
(60 cm) in length length and rarely
and 2 lb (1 kg) in exceed 1 lb (454
weight. g) in weight.

6. Body Covering
• The spiny plates on the back
• Tail resemble those of a crocodile more
than a lizard, but has the latter
reptile's ability to break off its tail
when caught by a predator, and then
regenerate it.
• The tail and back are covered with
spiny plates
• bony plates in the skin

7. Color
- tan-colored lizard-like
reptile that lives in New
Zealand.
- some are greenish brown

9. How many babies?
•It takes the females between one and three
years to provide eggs with yolk
•up to seven months to form the shell. It
then takes between 12 and 15 months from
copulation to hatching.
•lay 8 to 15 eggs
•This means reproduction occurs at two- to
five-year intervals, the slowest in any
reptile.
•eggs - have a soft, parchment-like shell.

10. • The sex of a hatchling depends on
the temperature of the egg
• with warmer eggs tending to
produce males
• and cooler eggs producing
females.
• Their babies are called Hatchlings

13. They move

14. Habitat
• inhabit forest and pasture near seabird
colonies. The preferred habitat is coastal
broad-leaf forest, especially where seabirds
have dug burrows.
• low-growing, salt-tolerant trees that
form a complete canopy over a
relatively open forest floor

15. Cold Blooded Animal
-Adult tuataras are nocturnal ,
but they will bask in the sun for
heat.

16. How do they Protect
themselves?
• both sexes defend
territories, and will threaten
and eventually bite
intruders. The bite can
cause serious injury. Tuatara
will bite when
approached, and will not let
go easily.

17. predominantly prey on
• beetles, cricket
s, and spiders.
• Their diet also
consists
of frogs, lizards
, and bird's
eggs and chicks

18. Special Features
• The tuatara has a third eye on the top of its
head called the parietal eye
• Their lungs have a single chamber and lack
bronchi.

19. Additional Information
• Status - vulnerable
• Tuataras do not have
ears, but they can hear.
• The tuatara has been
classified as an endangered
species since 1895
• They hibernate during winter