Facts: Tuatara’s are a species of reptiles located in New Zealand. Tuatara has gotten its name translated in the Maori language. In English, it says ” Peaks on the back”. Maori people seen Tuataras as guardians and messengers. Did you know? Tuatara has only one species and has been around 250 million years ago. There are 100,000 Tuataras left on earth meaning Tuataras are happily not extinct. It’s related to Rhynchocephalia, a reptile family who is mostly the same size.
They might look like lizards but are the only ones left in the Rhynchocephalia family, who are living. Tuataras are known for being New Zealand’s biggest reptile.
Adaptations: Tuataras have a certain temperature in their bodies in New Zealand’s average temperature. They live in burrows that are big holes found in the ground. Tuataras are nocturnal to hunt food to survive which is unusual for lizards to have. Tuataras body helps them to camouflage in nature to survive the wild because of their colors on their bodies. Tuataras tail breaks when an enemy is after them just like geckos.
By Andreaus