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Single-Sex Future Looms for Rare Ancient Reptiles  -  Jul 2, 2008
FOXNewsTwo tuatara species (Sphenodon punctatus and Sphenodon guntheri) are the only surviving members of the Sphenodontian family, which roamed the Earth about ...

… AND NECK MUSCLES ASSOCIATED WITH FEEDING IN SPHENODON ( …  -  Nov 14, 2008
Natural History Museum (press release)Feeding in Sphenodon, the tuatara of New Zealand, is of interest for several ... Second, Sphenodon demonstrates a feeding apparatus that is unique to living ...

Nascem na Nova Zelândia filhotes de réptil de 111 anos  -  Jan 27, 2009
G1.com.brTuataras podem viver até 250 anos. Há apenas duas espécies do réptil, Sphenodon punctatus e Sphenodon guntheri, que são tão antigas quando os dinossauros.

Hallan el primer nido en 200 años de un prehistórico reptil neozelandé...  -  Oct 31, 2008
La VanguardiaLa tuatara, cuyo nombre científico es "sphenodon punctatus", es un reptil de unos 60 centímetros de largo que puede vivir más de cien años y cuyo aspecto ...

Ð’ Ð?овой Зеландии впервые за 200 лет обнаружен детеныш Ñ?щерицы …  -  Mar 19, 2009
КомпьюлентаТуатара, или гаттериÑ? (Sphenodon punctatus), — Ñ?то единÑ?твенный Ñ?охранившийÑ?Ñ? предÑ?тавитель подклаÑ?Ñ?а клювоголовых преÑ?мыкающихÑ?Ñ?, извеÑ?тных Ñ? триаÑ?ового ...

S 111 leti postal oÄ?e  -  Jan 27, 2009
zurnal24Novozelandski kuÅ¡Ä?ar (tuatara, latinsko: Sphenodon) Henry iz muzeja v novozelandskem mestu Invercargill je pri svojih 111 letih pravi metuzalem med ...

Réptil será pai pela 1ª vez aos 111 anos  -  Aug 6, 2008
Terra BrasilHá apenas duas espécies de tuataras, Sphenodon punctatus e Sphenodon guntheri. Esses animais são considerados fósseis vivos por serem tão antigos quanto os ...

Thằn lằn cổ - Kỳ nhông (Sphenodon punctatus)  -  May 21, 2006
Báo Khoa h�c...Ở New Zealand và những hòn đảo gần đó có một loài động vật nguyên thủy rất kỳ lạ. Hình dáng trông giống con thằn lằn nhưng lại không phải là thằn lằn. ...

Un ejemplar de reptil "fósil viviente" será padre a los 111 años  -  Aug 6, 2008
Faro de VigoLa tuatara, cuyo nombre científico es "sphenodon punctatus", es un reptil de unos 60 centímetros de largo cuyo aspecto recuerda al de un dinosaurio, ...

Tuatara Graces the Coins of New Zealand  -  Dec 5, 2007
NumisMaster.comThe reptile is the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), and in 2007 New Zealand ... Sphenodon refers to two wedge-shaped front teeth and punctatus refers to ...

Long History Of Terrestrial Life In NZ  -  Jan 27, 2009
scoop.co.nzLatest research on the oldest tuatara (Sphenodon) fossils to have been found ... The endangered tuatara (Sphenodon) is a reptile that has iconic status as ...

Hóa thạch làm dấy lên tranh cãi vá»? sá»± nhấn chìm cá»§a New Zealand  -  Jan 22, 2009
Báo Khoa h�cNgày nay, loài vật tuatara (Sphenodon) đang bị đe d�a của New Zealand là một loài ... Hóa thạch Sphenodon lâu đ�i nhất có niên đại từ kỷ Pleitoxen (khoảng ...

Réptil da Nova Zelândia será pai 'pela 1ª vez' aos 111 anos  -  Aug 8, 2006
G1.com.brHá apenas duas espécies de tuataras, Sphenodon punctatus e Sphenodon guntheri. Esses animais são considerados fósseis vivos por serem tão antigos quanto os ...

Descubrimiento de Reptil fósil reinicia el debate sobre “Nueva...  -  Feb 1, 2009
InfoTigreHoy en día, el peligro del Nueva Zelanda tuatara (Sphenodon) es un lagarto,reptil único ... Sphenodon el fósil más antiguo conocido y data de la época del ...

Extinção ameaça réptil que conviveu com dinossauros  -  Jul 7, 2008
Terra BrasilAs tuataras, das espécies Sphenodon punctatus e Sphenodon guntheri, vivem em pequenas ilhas, e são consideradas "fósseis vivos", pois a família ...

Scribbly Gum - ABC Science Online Forum  -  Dec 10, 2006
abc.net.au...no, not in numbers, but a world first in Sphenodon captive breeding as the second, rarer species = the Brothers Island Sphenodon (S. guntheri ) has laid ...

tuatara | Definition of tuatara | HighBeam.com: Online Dictionary  -  Jul 12, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Oxford American College Dictionary - HighBeam ResearchThe Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition; 488 words ... ... tuatara or tuatera , lizardlike reptile , Sphenodon punctatus ... on islands off the New Zealand ...

太熱å?ªç”Ÿç”·åˆºèƒŒé±·èœ¥æ??絕種  -  Jul 3, 2008
自由時報...�料地��溫將在二○八五年��高��四度,這足以使所有生存於北兄弟島的刺背鱷蜥 其中一個物種Sphenodon guntheri的蛋被孵�公的,在庫克海峽的�一物種Sphenodon ...

Climate change could kill off the tuatara  -  Apr 21, 2009
Mother Nature NetworkDirect descendents of the dinosaurs, only two tuatara species remain (Sphenodon punctatus and Sphenodon guntheri) in existence in New Zealand, ...

Nascem na Nova Zelândia filhotes de réptil de 111 anos  -  Jan 20, 2010
Gazeta do Povo Online - Gazeta do Povo OnlineTuataras podem viver até 250 anos. Há apenas duas espécies do réptil, Sphenodon punctatus e Sphenodon guntheri, que são tão antigas quando os dinossauros.

Tuatara Ancestor Adds to "Sunken New Zealand" Debate  -  Jan 18, 2010
National Geographic..."If the continent of Zealandia was completely submerged, the sphenodon would have had to recolonize it by ocean rafting" on deadwood or other drifting ...

Selandia Baru Tak Pernah Tenggelam  -  Jan 28, 2009
Tempo InteraktifFosil Sphenodon tertua berasal dari masa pleistosen, sekitar 34 ribu tahun, sedangkan fosil reptil temuan Jones berusia sekitar 19-16 juta tahun, ...

A última tuatara do mundo vai ser um macho  -  Jul 2, 2008
Público.ptAs tuataras (Sphenodon sp.) existem desde o final do Triásico, há mais de 200 milhões de anos. Sobreviveram aos dinossauros mas agora estão limitadas a 30 ...

Tuatara return to where they belong  -  Dec 3, 2005
New Zealand HeraldThat changed yesterday when 70 tuatara - the common kind, Sphenodon punctatus, - were flown by helicopter to Wellington's Karori Wildlife Sanctuary from ...

Evolutionary biology: Mass survivals  -  Mar 29, 2007
Nature.comThus, a small rat (Rattus exulans), whether by direct or indirect competition with the young of tuatara (Sphenodon), eliminates this New Zealand reptile, ...

Weibchen sterben aus: Klimawandel bedroht Echsen  -  Jul 16, 2008
n-tv.de NACHRICHTENHeute gibt es noch zwei Arten von Brückenechsen: Sphenodon punctatus und Sphenodon guntheri. Sie haben einen Rückzugsraum auf einigen kleineren ...

MAIKE VAN DER HEIDE/The Marlborough Express  -  Jul 11, 2007
Stuff.co.nzThey are of the Brothers Island variety, Sphenodon guntheri for those in the know, and are the happy result of a Victoria University experiment to find out ...

En images : un sphénodon se reproduit pour la première fois en...  -  Jan 26, 2009
MaxisciencesLe sphénodon (Sphenodon punctatus), reptile contemporain des dinosaures aujourd'hui endémique de quelques îles néo-zélandaises, se reproduit peu en ...

tuatara -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 13, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaSphenodon, the only extant genus of tuataras, has no fossil history; ... The absence of fossils suggests that Sphenodon has never been very diverse and has ...

Nada debemos al cielo  -  Mar 29, 2007
El País - El País (España)...que es el azote de un reptil (Sphenodon) 20 veces mayor que ella: su truco es no enfrentarse al reptil adulto, sino a sus formas juveniles, ...

Reptil fósil viviente logra ser padre a los 111 años  -  Jan 26, 2010
El InformadorLa tuatara, cuyo nombre científico es "sphenodon punctatus", es un reptil de unos 60 centímetros de largo cuyo aspecto recuerda al de un dinosaurio, ...

Frequently Asked Questions  -  Jul 19, 2005
WWF InternationalNative to New Zealand, the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) is an ancient lizard-like reptile that has been around for some 200 million years. ...

Hallan en Nueva Zelanda un nido de una variedad de lagarto endémico …  -  Jan 10, 2010
Europa PressLos tuatara son los únicos miembros inextintos del orden de los Sphenodon y son endémicos de Nueva Zelanda. El resto de especies de esta familia se ...

Integration of Morphological Data Sets for Phylogenetic Analysis of …  -  Oct 1, 2005
RedOrbitTurtles are here resolved as the sister taxon to a monophyletic Lepidosauria (squamates + Sphenodon), a novel phylogenetic position that nevertheless is ...

Sluggish reptile evolving at record speed  -  Mar 30, 2008
New ScientistThe tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus, is a "living fossil", virtually unchanged since dinosaurs roamed the Earth, says David Lambert at the Allan Wilson Centre, ...

Henry the reptile becomes a dad at 111 years old  -  Jan 26, 2009
TopNewsTuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) usually become sexually mature at the age of about 20, but Henry, who lives at the Southland Museum in Invercargill, ...

Baby tuatara hatches—first for Matiu/Somes Island  -  Aug 13, 2007
scoop.co.nzThe Matiu/Somes tuatara hatchling is just the second confirmed tuatara produced by Brothers Island tuatara (Sphenodon guntheri) transferred to offshore ...

Baby tuatara a success story  -  Aug 14, 2007
ScienceAlertThe Matiu/Somes tuatara hatchling is just the second confirmed tuatara produced by Brothers Island tuatara (Sphenodon guntheri) transferred to offshore ...

Tuatara put off their stride by snap-happy Brit... | Stuff.co.nz  -  Feb 2, 2009
Stuff.co.nzThe other breed of tuatara was the common sphenodon punctatus, of which world-famous 111-year-old Henry is a member. Henry became a first-time father last ...

pineal eye | Definition of pineal eye | HighBeam.com: Online Dictionar...  -  Jul 12, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Oxford American College Dictionary - HighBeam Research...eye ) An eyelike structure, with a lens and retina, found on the top of the head of some lizards, Sphenodon , and the Cyclostomata (lampreys) as well . ...

Matiu/Somes tuatara named after harbour taniwha  -  Nov 27, 2007
scoop.co.nzThey have confirmed long-held suspicions that the Brothers Island tuatara (Sphenodon guntheri) are breeding on the island. The pair hatched in August from ...

Logra 'fósil viviente' ser padre a los 111 años  -  Jan 6, 2010
Frontera de MéxicoLa tuatara, cuyo nombre científico es "sphenodon punctatus", es un reptil de unos 60 centímetros de largo cuyo aspecto recuerda al de un dinosaurio, ...

הנרי הפך ל×?ב ×’×?×” בגיל 111  -  Jan 29, 2009
ynet ידיעות ×?חרונות...בעול×? נותרו כיו×? רק שני מיני טו×?טרה - שניה×? מצויי×? בסכנת הכחדה, ×?ך ×?חד מה×? (Sphenodon Guntheri ...

Nature Reports Climate Change  -  Jul 10, 2008
Nature.comNicola Mitchell of the University of Western Australia and colleagues modelled nest microclimates for the rarest tuatara species, Sphenodon guntheri. ...

A punto de concluir el Parque Cretácico en Sucre  -  Jun 29, 2006
Bolivia.com...el ceratopsio, el tulosaurus, el sphenodon, el ceratodus, y otros que se convierte en un atractivo turístico en la capital de la república. ...

РовеÑ?ница динозавров  -  Jan 27, 2010
Вокруг СветаВнешне гаттериÑ? (Sphenodon punctatus) очень похожа на Ñ?щерицу: зеленовато-Ñ?ераÑ? чешуйчатаÑ? кожа, короткие Ñ?ильные лапы Ñ? когтÑ?ми, длинный хвоÑ?Ñ‚, ...

Bigfoots "ökologische Nische" definiert  -  Jul 8, 2009
derStandard.atVeränderung einer Dimension auf eine bestimmte Spezies auswirkt - beispielsweise die nur noch auf wenigen Inseln vorkommenden Brückenechsen (Sphenodon), ...

ALL THINGS NATURAL Biggest moment: Shaking hands with a dinosaur  -  Jan 4, 2007
$2.95 - Darien Times - NewsBankHere's how Webster's New Collegiate (8th Edition) defined the word: "a large spiny quadrupedal reptile ( Sphenodon punctatum) of islands off the coast of ...

Henry to be a father at 111-years-old  -  Aug 6, 2008
Monsters and Critics.comTuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) usually become sexually mature at the age of about 20, but Henry, who lives at the Southland Museum in Invercargill, ...

Padre a los 111 años  -  Jan 26, 2009
UnivisiónLa tuatara, cuyo nombre científico es sphenodon punctatus, es un reptil de unos dos pies (60 centímetros) de largo cuyo aspecto recuerda al de un dinosaurio ...

Rare "living fossil" nest found on New Zealand mainland  -  Oct 31, 2008
Monsters and Critics.comTuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), which are unique to New Zealand, are the only survivors of the dinosaur-like reptile species Rhynchocephalia, which became ...

JaÅ¡ter Henry sa vo veku 111 rokov stal otcom  -  Jan 26, 2009
DNES.skTuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) obvykle sexuálne dozrieva vo veku 20 rokov, no Henry, ktorý žije v Southlandskom múzeu v Invercargille, sa vyvíjal pomaly a ...

111 Jahre enthaltsam: Dino-Nachfahre wird Vater  -  Aug 6, 2008
n-tv.de NACHRICHTENBrückenechsen (Sphenodon punctatus) sind ein Relikt aus der Urzeit vor 200 Millionen Jahren und die letzten Überlebenden der Schnabelkopfartigen. ...

가장 빨리 진화하는 ë?™ë¬¼ì?€ 투아타ë?¼  -  Mar 28, 2008
EBN뉴스센터...학명 스페노� ��타투스(Sphenodon punctatus)� 투아타�는 �마뱀처럼 �긴 파충류 로 초기 공룡시대� 살다가 약 2억년 전 다른 파충류들과 갈�진 스페노�티아 ...

Un padre de 111 años  -  Jan 28, 2009
La Prensa - La Prensa (Honduras)La tuatara, cuyo nombre científico es "sphenodon punctatus", es un reptil de unos 60 centímetros de largo cuyo aspecto recuerda al de un dinosaurio, ...

Lebende Urzeit-Echse gefunden  -  Nov 4, 2008
Berliner MorgenpostBrückenechsen (Sphenodon punctatus) kommen nur in Neuseeland vor. Sie sind ein Relikt aus der Urzeit vor 200 Millionen Jahren und gelten als die letzten ...

멸종위기 파충류 투아타ë?¼, 수컷만 태어난다  -  Jul 5, 2008
스�츠조선...웨스턴 오스트레�리아 대학 연구진� 쿠� 해협� 위치한 노스 브��섬� ��하는 투아타� (Sphenodon guntheri) 개체수를 조사하는 한편 기후 예측 모�� 따른 ...

Un fósil viviente logra procrear a los 111 años  -  Aug 7, 2008
El Periódico de AragónEl tuatara o Sphenodon punctatus es un reptil propio de esta zona del Pacífico que mide unos 60 centímetros de longitud. Qué es esto? ...

111-годишен гущер Ñ? първо потомÑ?тво  -  Jan 27, 2009
Стандарт - СтандартПредÑ?тавителите на туатара (Sphenodon punctatus) обикновено Ñ?ъзрÑ?ват Ñ?екÑ?уално на около 20 г., въпреки че пълна полова зрÑ?лоÑ?Ñ‚ доÑ?тигат на 70 г. ...

Condenado a la extinción porque el calor acabará con las hembras  -  Jul 2, 2008
RTVEEl aumento de las temperaturas provocado por el cambio climático podría llevar a ciertos reptiles, como el tuátara (Sphenodon spp. ...

К 2085 году у туатар будут рождатьÑ?Ñ? одни Ñ?амцы  -  Jul 4, 2008
Мембрана.руРептилии вида Sphenodon punctatus, или туатары, поÑ?вилиÑ?ÑŒ около 200 миллионов лет назад. Долгий Ñ?рок. Ð?о недавно авÑ?тралийÑ?кие биологи подÑ?читали: еÑ?ли ...

Lebende Fossilien mit drei Augen  -  Apr 14, 2009
TagesspiegelSie eröffnen Biologen einen Blick in die Welt vor der Zeit der Dinosaurier, seit der sich die Brückenechse Sphenodon punctatus kaum verändert hat. ...

Туатары Ñ?волюционируют в макÑ?имальном темпе  -  Mar 28, 2008
Мембрана.руТуатары, рептилии вида Sphenodon punctatus, поÑ?вилиÑ?ÑŒ около 200 миллионов лет назад в триаÑ?овом периоде и жили ещё Ñ?реди динозавров. ...

공룡 후예 '투아타ë?¼' 200ë…„ ë§Œì—? 발견  -  Nov 1, 2008
스�츠서울...학명� 스페노� ��타투스(Sphenodon punctatus)� 투아타�는 �마뱀� 닮� 파충류 로 초기 공룡시대� 살다가 약 2억 년 전 다른 파충류들과 갈�진 스페노�티아 ...

Padre a los 111 años de edad  -  Jun 8, 2008
ADN.esLa tuatara, cuyo nombre científico es "sphenodon punctatus", es un reptil de unos 60 centímetros de largo que no ha evolucionado en decenas de millones de ...

Tuatara-maradvány: hidasgyík Új-Zéland tetején  -  Jan 30, 2009
OrigoAz eddigi legrégebbi Sphenodon maradványt a pleisztocénből ismertük (34 ezer éves), míg a most felfedezett lelet a kora-miocénből származik (18 millió éves) ...

ביי בנות… לט×?ות טו×?טרה לל×? נקבות- בעקבות התחממות כדור ×”×?רץ.  -  Aug 10, 2008
הידען...תחזית זו מנוב×?ת למין הלט×?×” Sphenodon guntheri tuatara, יצור דמוי לט×?×” ×”×—×™ בניו זילנד ומתהלך על פני ...

Reptil Prasejarah Masih Berkembang Biak di Selandia Baru  -  Oct 31, 2008
KOMPAS.comReptil yang disebut tuatara (Sphenodon sp.)tersebut sebelumnya diperkirakan telah punah karena tak pernah terlihat lagi di alam sejak 200 tahun terakhir. ...

Ученые отыÑ?кали Ñ?амое быÑ?троÑ?волюционирующее животное Земли  -  Mar 31, 2008
ИзвеÑ?тиÑ?Туатары, рептилии вида Sphenodon punctatus, поÑ?вилиÑ?ÑŒ около 200 млн. лет назад в триаÑ?овом периоде и жили ещё Ñ?реди динозавров. Этот вид Ñ?ущеÑ?твует и Ñ?ейчаÑ? ...

Male tuataras face dateless future  -  Jul 2, 2008
ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineShe says Sphenodon guntheri, the rarest of the two tuatara species, is particularly vulnerable because it is endemic only to North Brother Island, ...

The Fastest Evolving Animal: Tuatara And they call it "living fossil"  -  Mar 21, 2008
Softpedia...by the same team, is the second one, being slightly slower than that of the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus). The team measured this rate using DNA extracted ...

Scribbly Gum - ABC Science Online Forum  -  Feb 3, 2008
abc.net.au...species of tuatara are the only surviving members of the Sphenodontians who flourished around 200 million years ago,[1] and are in the genus Sphenodon. ...

New role for red-brick masterpiece  -  Jan 26, 2008
Liverpool Daily Post...“The Zoology Department is sending over all sorts of wacky things preserved in glass bottles, like the Tasmanian Devil, or sphenodon. ...

New blaze burns north of Greenville  -  Feb 13, 2009
$2.95 - Daily Reflector - NewsBankThe five employees of Sphenodon Tool Co., next to the Humane Society, continued working as firefighters battled the blaze around them. ...

bladder -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 5, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaA urinary bladder is present in fish as an expansible part of the urinary duct, in amphibians and bladder-possessing reptiles (Sphenodon, turtles, ...

This good book, Chap. 1 (without that fifth symbol of our ABC's).( …  -  Feb 1, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Word Ways - HighBeam ResearchAnil heard this odd bit of news on the telly: The tuatara (Sphenodon) has been around some 250 million years, but "twenty million years ago scientists ...

cloaca -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia  -  Jun 5, 2008
Subscription - Encyclopedia BritannicaA urinary bladder is present in fish as an expansible part of the urinary duct, in amphibians and bladder-possessing reptiles (Sphenodon, turtles, ...

Brückenechsen-Eier in Neuseeland gefunden  -  Oct 31, 2008
Dorstener ZeitungBrückenechsen (Sphenodon punctatus) kommen nur in Neuseeland vor. Sie sind ein Relikt aus der Urzeit vor 200 Millionen Jahren und gelten als die letzten ...

ПлодитеÑ?ÑŒ и размножайтеÑ?ÑŒ  -  Mar 20, 2009
Вокруг СветараÑ?положенном на территории Ñ?толицы, города Веллингтон, замечены детеныши уникального преÑ?мыкающегоÑ?Ñ? гаттерии (Sphenodon punctatus), Ñ?ообщает Telegraph ...

:: FÃ?BRICA DE CONTEÚDOS - A cada clique, o que lhe interessa.  -  Dec 21, 2009
Fábrica de ConteúdosOs dados obtidos, numa perspectiva de aumento da temperatura nos próximos anos, não são nada optimistas para as tuataras (Sphenodon guntheri), ...

Le tuatara : l'animal évoluant le plus vite au monde ?  -  Apr 4, 2008
SpectrosciencesLe Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), que l'on ne trouve qu'en Nouvelle Zélande, est le dernier survivant de l'ordre des Sphenodontia, qui se séparèrent de ...

Il Tuatara a rischio estinzione  -  Aug 11, 2008
La Voce d'Italia...nasceranno solo maschi di questo rarissimo rettile neozelandese, in quanto il genere dei tuatara, (Sphenodon punctatus), appartente all'antichissimo ...

Ejemplar reptil "fósil viviente" neozelandés logra ser padre a los...  -  Jan 28, 2009
El Siglo DurangoLa tuatara, cuyo nombre científico es "sphenodon punctatus", es un reptil de unos 60 centímetros de largo cuyo aspecto recuerda al de un dinosaurio, ...

Un fossile vivant a été découvert sur l'île Nord de la Nouvelle...  -  Mar 26, 2009
Goodplanet infoPlus de 200 ans se sont écoulés depuis que le tuatara, dernier représentant en vie du genre Sphenodon, reptile archaïque ressemblant à un iguane, ...

Tuatara - stary gatunek o szybkiej ewolucji  -  Apr 8, 2008
BioTechnolog.plTuatara (Sphenodon) to jaszczurka z Nowej Zelandii, zwana także hatterią lub łupkozębem jest jednym z najstarszych gatunków żyjących na ziemi. ...

Hallan primer nido en 200 años de prehistórico reptil neozelandés  -  Nov 2, 2008
El Siglo DurangoLa tuatara, cuyo nombre científico es "sphenodon punctatus", es un reptil de unos 60 centímetros de largo que puede vivir más de cien años y cuyo aspecto ...

Prehistoric tuatara found alive and well  -  ‎Mar 19, 2009‎
DigitalJournal.comOnly two species still survive, Sphenodon punctatus and Sphenodon guntheri. The last of these two has only been recognized as a separate species since 1989.

Ð’ Ð?овой Зеландии впервые за 200 лет обнаружен детеныш Ñ?щерицы туатары  -  ‎Mar 19, 2009‎
КомпьюлентаТуатара, или гаттериÑ? (Sphenodon punctatus), — Ñ?то единÑ?твенный Ñ?охранившийÑ?Ñ? предÑ?тавитель подклаÑ?Ñ?а клювоголовых преÑ?мыкающихÑ?Ñ?, извеÑ?тных Ñ? триаÑ?ового

ПлодитеÑ?ÑŒ и размножайтеÑ?ÑŒ  -  ‎Mar 20, 2009‎
Вокруг СветараÑ?положенном на территории Ñ?толицы, города Веллингтон, замечены детеныши уникального преÑ?мыкающегоÑ?Ñ? гаттерии (Sphenodon punctatus), Ñ?ообщает Telegraph

Reptile Fossil Reignites Debate Over New Zealand Submergence  -  Jan 21, 2009
Science Daily (press release)Today, the endangered New Zealand tuatara (Sphenodon) is a lizard-like reptile that is the only survivor of a group that was globally widespread at the time

Henry the reptile becomes dad at 111 years old  -  Jan 25, 2009
Economic Times,Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) usually become sexually mature at the age of about 20, but Henry, who lives at the Southland Museum in Invercargill,

Long History Of Terrestrial Life In NZ  -  Jan 26, 2009
Scoop.co.nz (press release),Latest research on the oldest tuatara (Sphenodon) fossils to have been found supports suggestions that the New Zealand landmass, once it had broken away

Tuatara put off their stride by snap-happy Brit tourist  -  Feb 2, 2009
The Southland Times,The other breed of tuatara was the common sphenodon punctatus, of which world-famous 111-year-old Henry is a member. Henry became a first-time father last

New Zealand never sank completely  -  Jan 22, 2009
ScienceAlert,The endangered New Zealand tuatara (Sphenodon punctatum) is a lizard-like reptile that is the only survivor of a group that was globally widespread at the

Descubrimiento de Reptil fósil reinicia el debate sobre “Nueva ...  -  Feb 1, 2009
InfoTigre,Hoy en día, el peligro del Nueva Zelanda tuatara (Sphenodon) es un lagarto,reptil único sobreviviente de un grupo que muy difundido a nivel mundial en la

Nascem na Nova Zelândia filhotes de réptil de 111 anos  -  Jan 27, 2009
G1.com.br,Tatuaras podem viver até 250 anos. Há apenas duas espécies do réptil, Sphenodon punctatus e Sphenodon guntheri, que são tão antigas quando os dinossauros.

Matuzsálemi korban vált apává az új-zélandi hidasgyík  -  Jan 26, 2009
Híradó,A hidasgyík (Sphenodon punctatus), vagy maori nyelven tuatara a hüllők osztályába, a felemásgyíkok (Sphenodontia vagy Rhynchocephalia) rendjébe és a

Ð?аходка ученых изменила предÑ?тавление о прошлом Ð?овой Зеландии (ФОТО)  -  Jan 22, 2009
Газета.ua,ИÑ?Ñ?ледователи Ñ?читают, что окаменелоÑ?ти принадлежат предку Ñ?овременной туатары Sphenodon. Ð’ наÑ?тоÑ?щий момент туатары живут на 35 оÑ?тровах Ð?овой Зеландии,

Novozélandský jeÅ¡tÄ›r Henry se stal ve 111 letech neÄ?ekanÄ› otcem  -  Jan 26, 2009
Ekolist.cz,Staletá hatérie novozélandská (Sphenodon punctatus), pojmenovaná Henry, ve svém věku už na páření neměla mít dávno ani pomyšlení.

Ejemplar reptil “ fósil viviente â€? neozelandés logra ser padre a ...  -  Jan 26, 2009
ABC Color,La tuatara, cuyo nombre científico es “ sphenodon punctatus � , es un reptil de unos 60 centímetros de largo cuyo aspecto recuerda al de un dinosaurio,

Un padre de 111 años  -  Jan 28, 2009
Diario La Prensa,La tuatara, cuyo nombre cientÃfico es "sphenodon punctatus", es un reptil de unos 60 centÃmetros de largo cuyo aspecto recuerda al de un dinosaurio,

A hidasgyíkok kitartottak Új-Zéland süllyedésekor  -  Feb 1, 2009
Origo,Az eddigi legrégebbi Sphenodon maradványt a pleisztocénből ismertük (34 ezer éves), míg a most felfedezett lelet a kora-miocénből származik (18 millió éves)

Un padre de 111 años  -  Jan 29, 2009
La Prensa (Honduras),La tuatara, cuyo nombre científico es "sphenodon punctatus", es un reptil de unos 60 centímetros de largo cuyo aspecto recuerda al de un dinosaurio,

Rare 'living fossil' nest found on New Zealand mainland  -  Oct 31, 2008
Earthtimes (press release),Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), which are unique to New Zealand, are the only survivors of the dinosaur-like reptile species Rhynchocephalia, which became

Hallan en Nueva Zelanda un nido de una variedad de lagarto ...  -  Oct 31, 2008
Europa Press,Los tuatara son los únicos miembros inextintos del orden de los Sphenodon y son endémicos de Nueva Zelanda. El resto de especies de esta familia se

Breves Ecológicos  -  Nov 3, 2008
El Universal (Venezuela),La tuatara, cuyo nombre científico es sphenodon punctatus, es un reptil de 60 centímetros de largo que puede vivir más de cien años, cuyo aspecto recuerda

Brückenechsen-Eier in Neuseeland gefunden  -  Oct 31, 2008
sueddeutsche.de,Brückenechsen (Sphenodon punctatus) kommen nur in Neuseeland vor. Sie sind ein Relikt aus der Urzeit vor 200 Millionen Jahren und gelten als die letzten

Brückenechsen-Eier in Neuseeland gefunden  -  Oct 31, 2008
Badisches Tagblatt,Brückenechsen (Sphenodon punctatus) kommen nur in Neuseeland vor. Sie sind ein Relikt aus der Urzeit vor 200 Millionen Jahren und gelten als die letzten

Henry to be a father at 111-years-old  -  Aug 5, 2008
Monsters and Critics.comTuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) usually become sexually mature at the age of about 20, but Henry, who lives at the Southland Museum in Invercargill,

Réptil da Nova Zelândia será pai 'pela 1ª vez' aos 111 anos  -  Aug 6, 2008
G1.com.br,Há apenas duas espécies de tuataras, Sphenodon punctatus e Sphenodon guntheri. Esses animais são considerados fósseis vivos por serem tão antigos quanto os

Il Tuatara a rischio estinzione  -  Aug 10, 2008
La Voce d'Italia,...nasceranno solo maschi di questo rarissimo rettile neozelandese, in quanto il genere dei tuatara, (Sphenodon punctatus), appartente all’antichissimo

111 évesen nemzett utódokat egy tuatara  -  Aug 6, 2008
National Geographic,Henry, a tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) 1970 óta él az Új-Zéland déli szigetén található Southland Múzeum különlegesen kialakított részében.

Un fósil viviente logra procrear a los 111 años  -  Aug 6, 2008
El Periódico de Aragón,El tuatara o Sphenodon punctatus es un reptil propio de esta zona del Pacífico que mide unos 60 centímetros de longitud. Le informamos, que con arreglo a la

ביי בנות… לט×?ות טו×?טרה לל×? נקבות- בעקבות התחממות כדור ×”×?רץ.  -  Aug 9, 2008
הידען,...תחזית זו מנוב×?ת למין הלט×?×” Sphenodon guntheri tuatara, יצור דמוי לט×?×” ×”×—×™ בניו זילנד ומתהלך על פני ×”×?דמה כבר 225 מיליון שני×? (ולכן מכונה לעיתי×? "מ×?ובן

Un ejemplar de reptil ´fósil viviente´ será padre a los 111 años  -  Aug 6, 2008
La Opinión de Tenerife,La tuatara, cuyo nombre científico es "sphenodon punctatus", es un reptil de unos 60 centímetros de largo cuyo aspecto recuerda al de un dinosaurio,

111 Jahre enthaltsam  -  Aug 6, 2008
n-tv,Brückenechsen (Sphenodon punctatus) sind ein Relikt aus der Urzeit vor 200 Millionen Jahren und die letzten Überlebenden der Schnabelkopfartigen.

ANTICHI RETTILI A RISCHIO, CON CALDO SOLO MASCHI  -  Jul 20, 2008
ANSA,...il 2085: il che sarebbe sufficiente a garantire che tutti i tuatara comuni della North Brother Island, (Sphenodon guntheri), nascano di sesso maschile.

WiB * Schlagzeilen  -  Aug 6, 2008
FAKTuell,Brückenechsen (Sphenodon punctatus) sind ein Relikt aus der Urzeit vor 200 Millionen Jahren und die letzten Überlebenden der Schnabelkopfartigen.

Sluggish reptile evolving at record speed  -  Mar 28, 2008
New Scientist (subscription),The tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus, is a "living fossil", virtually unchanged since dinosaurs roamed the Earth, says David Lambert at the University of

Dragon sex: boys will be girls  -  Feb 21, 2008
Australian Life Scientist,In the late 1990s, Sarre worked on temperature-determined sex determination in Sphenodon punctatus, one of New Zealand's two species of tuatara,

New role for red-brick masterpiece  -  Jan 25, 2008
Liverpool Daily Post,...“The Zoology Department is sending over all sorts of wacky things preserved in glass bottles, like the Tasmanian Devil, or sphenodon.

Matiu/Somes tuatara named after harbour taniwha  -  Nov 26, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,They have confirmed long-held suspicions that the Brothers Island tuatara (Sphenodon guntheri) are breeding on the island. The pair hatched in August from

Keeping history alive  -  Nov 8, 2007
Marlborough Express,They are of the Brothers Island variety, Sphenodon guntheri for those in the know, and are the happy result of a Victoria University experiment to find out

Baby tuatara hatches—first for Matiu/Somes Island  -  Aug 12, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,The Matiu/Somes tuatara hatchling is just the second confirmed tuatara produced by Brothers Island tuatara (Sphenodon guntheri) transferred to offshore

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