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Northern Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus punctatus), known as Gary, caught in a shaft of light at the base of the hollow tree where he lives in a dense thicket, Tiritiri Matangi Island, Hauraki Gulf, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Tuatara are terrestrial, nocturnal reptiles, and the only surviving member of the Order Rhynchocephalia, which originated in the Triassic period around 240 million years ago and which flourished during the Mesozoic era (the Age of Reptiles, 252 to 66 million years ago).
Photo ID: NZN_0938_Gary_the_Tuatara_(Sphenodon_punctatus)_Tiritiri_Matangi_Hauraki_Gulf_Auckland_NZ_October_9_CrsEA
Photo size: 19.8 Mpixels (56.5 MB uncompressed) - 5471x3610 pixels (18.2x12 in / 46.3x30.6 cm at 300 ppi)
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