Sphenodontidae

Sphenodontidae

[‚sfē·nə′dänt·ə‚dē]
(vertebrate zoology)
A family of lepidosaurian reptiles in the order Rhynchocephalia represented by a single living species, Sphenodon punctatus, a lizardlike form distinguished by lack of a penis.
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2008, Sphenodontidae: Sphenodonpunctatus--Herrel et al.
Variacion morfologica asociada a los patrones de color de la garganta, en lagartijas Sceloporus horridus horridus (Sauria: Phrynosomatidae)
guntheri), form a family (Sphenodontidae) and order (Rhyncocephalia) that are endemic to New Zealand, while the other species are members of just two families, the skinks and the geckoes.
The islands, the lakes and the caves
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