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Sphenodon punctatum

DEFINITIONS OF: Sphenodon punctatum

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n only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand

Synonyms:
tuatara
Type of:
diapsid, diapsid reptile
reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye
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