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Species such as the Tuatara and Giant Tortoise can live well in excess of 100 years, if not 200 according to some.
Freaky Monkey Bites the Dust grrm 2010
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On the only surviving Sphenodontia, the Tuatara, these third "eyes" appear as a weirdly coloured lump on the forehead of the young.
Life's Time Capsule: The Synapsid Gallery ART Evolved 2009
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Tuatara are endemic to New Zealand, have declined in numbers since human settlement, and are now restricted to 37 offshore islands.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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An independent outfit called Space Monster Pictures is making a stop-motion giant monster film called Tuatara.
Awesome List: Gorilladon, relevant space opera, robots, Ridley Scott's Nottingham, Rainn "Xena" Wilson, and pirate kitties Michael May 2008
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Tuatara are the only survivors of the reptilian Order Sphenodontida; their closest relatives died out at least 60 million years ago.
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Tuatara is a lizard like, nocturnal reptile, native to New Zealand.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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Tuatara are fairly easily found in the Wellington region, especially in Karori.
Archive 2007-05-01 2007
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Tuatara are fairly easily found in the Wellington region, especially in Karori.
tu·a·ta·ra chil·li 2007
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Tuatara is a lizard like, nocturnal reptile, native to New Zealand.
tu·a·ta·ra chil·li 2007
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The noteworthy ones being: Emersons, Limburg and Tuatara.
Archive 2005-12-01 2005
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