#tuatara — Public Fediverse posts

Moga deal. Amin 🤲🤲🤲🤲🤲

Biar #tuatara jadi genesis-nya

The tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) is a rare, medium-sized reptile endemic to New Zealand and represents the sole extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia.
#Tuatara #Metazoa #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/09/met09142601.html

Emily Keeble at Palaeocast has just produced a great interview about rhynchocephalians with Dr. Victor Beccari, a Brazilian paleontologist who works on them. The tuatara of Aotearoa / New Zealand is the only living rhynchocephalian, but they were much more diverse in the Mesozoic.

https://www.palaeocast.com/rhynchocephalians/

#fossils
#tuatara
#Aotearoa
#NewZealnd
#rhynchocephalia

I've never seen a tuatara run this fast before!

#Tuatara v #takahe. Let's get #taikaWaititi to make the full-length feature version, eh?

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561097/doc-ranger-snaps-rare-footage-of-tuatara-and-takahe-having-a-scrap

Seen at Nga Manu, Kapiti Coast, Aotearoa-New Zealand

Tuatara are a rare reptile found only in New Zealand. They are the last survivors of an order of reptiles that thrived in the age of the dinosaurs.

Tuatara are New Zealand’s largest reptile. Adult males are about 0.5 metres in length, and weigh up to 1.5 kg when fully grown.

The male has a distinctive crest of spines running along the neck and down the back. He can erect these spines to attract females or when fighting with other males.

The colour of tuatara ranges from olive-green, to brown, to orange-red. They can also change colour over their lifetime. They shed their skin once per year.

https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/reptiles-and-frogs/tuatara/

#tuatara #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #aotearoa

DOC ranger snaps rare footage of tuatara and takahē 'having a scrap'

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/561097/doc-ranger-snaps-rare-footage-of-tuatara-and-takahe-having-a-scrap

#RNZ #Tuatara #Takahe #Nature #NZ

I'm sure I read about a legless rhynchocephalian. I even think I saw a picture of a fossil. But I can't recall what it is named. Anyone know anything about it?

#Rhynchocephalia
#tuatara
#Sphenodon
#lizard
#notLizard
#legLess
#reptile
#fossil

He’s 130, with three eyes and two girlfriends: meet New Zealand’s beloved #tuatara Henry - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/26/henry-new-zealand-tuatara-age-130 "can take 16 months to hatch, reproduce past the age of 100 and live up to 200 years" incredible creatures...

Had a nice time at Zealandia this afternoon. Saw a lot of kākā, a solid seven tuatara, many tūī, a smattering of pūtangitangi, a karearea or two, and various other birds. Very pleasant. Didn't spot a takahē though 🤨🧐🤔👀

#NewZealand #Aotearoa #kākā #tuatara #wildlife #reptile #Wellington

Also these guys... #nzreptiles #dunedinnz #tuatara #skinks #closeupphotography

Here's a comment I found on #Lemmy!
https://mander.xyz/comment/519882
Mentions that the #tuatara, a lizard-like #reptile from New Zealand, has a #lifespan of up to 137 years.

I knew giant tortoises could live that long but didn't know that about tuataras. I guess they're also among the ranks of the elder dragons of the animal kingdom!

Source: https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/129114013/tuatara-137year-life-span-longer-than-most-reptiles-amphibians-new-study-says
That article in turn references this paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm0151

New post from A Head Full of Wishes
My record collection: #024: Tuatara - East of the Sun (CD)
When I first started the AHFoW discography I created some criteria about what should be included, although I sometimes strayed. Criteria #1 was that it had to have a direct relationship to a former member of Galaxie 500. That meant...
#Tuatara #EastOfTheSun #JustinHarwood #BarrettMartin #PeterBuck #ScottMccaughey #DeanWareham #MyRecordCollection

https://www.fullofwishes.co.uk/2023/04/10/my-record-collection-024-tuatara-east-of-the-sun-cd/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ifttt

It can’t be every #van in #NZ that has genuine CCTV: closed circuit #tuatara vision 🤣

Zipped through the interesting bits, now watching game two of the double-header live. #Tuatara one-up in second.

Dammit. Just found I missed a live relay of the #Tuatara game. Now watching it on a 3hr or so delay.

Watching live baseball (ten hours delayed) from New Zealand. #Tuatara leading so far...

Wishing you a peaceful festive season. May you experience joy!

Here’s a work of art that brought me joy when I discovered it unexpectedly. Have you seen this or heard about it? If so, please share your story.

#NZTwits #tuatara #woodcarving

#FinishedReading a fascinating look at #LivingFossils, animals and plants still with us who've maintained their biology since ancient times with few obvious changes. New Zealand features a lot of course, with e.g. #tuatara #totara #rimu #rifleman and of course the wonderfully bizarre #velvetworm of the title.

Watching live baseball! From Australia!
#ABL #Tuatara