As mentioned above, the tuatara doesn’t see out of its parietal eye, and scientists aren’t entirely sure of the reason it ...

Read on to learn more about this fascinating reptile! 1. The tuatara is an animal of its own At first glance, the tuatara looks like your average lizard. However, it belongs to a separate group of ...

An ancient rhynchocephalian, the insect-eating animal’s discovery could shed light on the persistence of its living relative, the tuatara. The reptile is named Opisthiamimus gregori. It looks ...

At present, the only living animal of the order Rhynchocephalia is the tuatara, a small, iguana-like reptile endemic to New Zealand. However, researchers believe rhynchocephalians were once found ...

Take a look at some recent animal encounters ... a wildlife ranger captured a rare video of a tuatara, the country’s largest reptile, and a takahē, a flightless bird, engaging in a fight.