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Default New Zealand. Tuatara
The Tuatara is a reptile endemic to New Zealand,although it looks like a lizard it is actually part of the order of Sphenodontia, and can grow up to 60 centimetres ( 2 Feet).The eyes can focus independently, and it also has a third eye on the top of its head ( looks like a small lump) that gets covered by scales after four to six months from birth
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Old 01-11-2010, 02:40 AM
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Hi Les - curious looking creature ... very nice
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Great capture Les - I have seen these at the Nga Manu Nature Reserve in Waikanae. Cheers, Bernz
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Nice one....did you just find him?
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Nice one....did you just find him?

Yes in a wildlife park under ghlass
 

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