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Karori Wildlife Sanctuary, Wellington, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
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Jan. 18, 2011 21:48:40 -0700
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Hatteria Ponctu - Photo (c) Geof Wilson, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
msr's ID Hatteria Ponctu (Sphenodon punctatus [inactive]) (inactive taxon)
Posted by msr over 2 years ago (Flag)
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So jealous! Are these guys easy to see in the wild??

Posted by loarie over 2 years ago (Flag)
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Hatteria Ponctu - Photo (c) Geof Wilson, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
loarie's ID Hatteria Ponctu (Sphenodon punctatus [inactive]) (inactive taxon)
Posted by loarie over 1 year ago (Flag)
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Hatteria Ponctu - Photo (c) Geof Wilson, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
james3's ID Hatteria Ponctu (Sphenodon punctatus [inactive]) (inactive taxon)
Posted by james3 over 1 year ago (Flag)
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Tuatara - Photo (c) Adrian Tritschler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
msr's ID Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) Added as part of a taxon merge
Posted by msr 5 months ago (Flag)
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Tuatara - Photo (c) Adrian Tritschler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
loarie's ID Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) Added as part of a taxon merge
Posted by loarie 5 months ago (Flag)
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Tuatara - Photo (c) Adrian Tritschler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
james3's ID Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) Added as part of a taxon merge
Posted by james3 5 months ago (Flag)
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Not sure what the definition of wild/naturalised is, but these guys are living wild in a protected area. These are the common tuatara originally widespread, it is not known whether this is the exact species which originally inhabited this area, but I see no reason to mark it as not wild/naturalised.

Posted by tonyw 9 days ago (Flag)
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Tuatara - Photo (c) Adrian Tritschler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
tonyw's ID Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus)
Posted by tonyw 9 days ago (Flag)
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I don't think they were living wild within the whole sanctuary, but rather were in a smaller enclosure, which struck me as a bit more zooish. If I'm incorrect about the layout, I'll change it, but it didn't really feel wild to me. (The birds in the sanctuary are a different story).

Posted by msr 8 days ago (Flag)
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Tuatara - Photo (c) Adrian Tritschler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
msr's ID Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) Added as part of a taxon merge
Tuatara - Photo (c) Adrian Tritschler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
loarie's ID Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) Added as part of a taxon merge
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