Name - Sphenodon punctatus

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:30173 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Sphenodon punctatus Gray 1831

• Sphenodon punctatus (Gray 1842)

• Sphenodon punctatus Gray

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Species

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• Characterization of sperm and implications for male fertility in the last of the Rhynchocephalians.
• RHYNCHOCEPHALIA - TUATARA SPHENODON PUNCTATUS (Tuatara).
• The effects of annual cycle, source population, and body condition on leukocyte profile and immune challenge in a basal reptile, the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus).
• Gut microbiome of the sole surviving member of reptile order Rhynchocephalia reveals biogeographic variation, influence of host body condition and a substantial core microbiota in tuatara across New Zealand.
• Novel mating behaviours in male tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) expand our understanding of reptile courtship.

Search name in:

back