Kr-Tuatara

=The Tuatara = === Scientific Name: //Sphenodon Puncatus//  === ===Physical description: Males are larger and may way as much as 1kg, females 0.5kg. They have a greenish-brown color that blends with their surroundings. Tuataras also have spikes poking out of their backs along their spine, males tend to have larger spines. ===

Diet: Eats insects, occasionally eats eggs from the birds or eats a nestling.
===Behavior and adaptations: Lives on cold, windy islands, where most reptiles can't live, the tuatara has adapted to this climate, they are cold-blooded and sometimes bask in the sunlight to regulate it's body temperature. They are also nocturnal (active at night).=== ===How it reproduces: Similar to birds, happens in December and January. They lay ten or greater leathery eggs. ===

===Relationship to other animals (predator/prey, parasite, etc.): During the day, they live in holes shared with a kind of mutton bird. ===

Relationship to people: None really.
===History: Comes from the ancient order Rhynchocephalia, it is the only extant (living) member of this order. Although considered a lizard by practically everyone, it is not by scientists. ===

Status: They are endangered and protected very well.
===Other interesting information: The tuatara actually has //three// eyes, the third is inside the back of its head. Though other reptiles, commonly lizards, have this trait, the third eye commonly lacks the retina and nerves, the tuatara has both. It is thought that the tuatara's ancestors used the third eye much like its other two. ===


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