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The extant (living) reptiles of New Zealand consist of numerous species of terrestrial lizards and the lizard-like tuatara, and several species of sea turtles and sea snakes. [1] All but one species are native to New Zealand, and all but one of the terrestrial species are endemic to New Zealand, that is, they are not found in any other country.
New Zealand fantail New Zealand fantail Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Rhipiduridae Genus: Rhipidura Species: R. fuliginosa Binomial name Rhipidura fuliginosa (Sparrman, 1787) The New Zealand fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa) is a small insectivorous bird, the only ...
The kiwi is a national symbol of New Zealand. The animals of New Zealand , part of its biota , have an unusual history because, before the arrival of humans, less than 900 years ago, the country was mostly free of mammals, except those that could swim there ( seals , sea lions , and, off-shore, whales and dolphins ) or fly there ( bats ).
Green anacondas are the world’s heaviest snakes, according to the UK’s Natural History Museum, which noted that the heaviest individual ever recorded weighed 227 kilograms (500 pounds).
New Zealand sea lions on Aramoana Mole in Otago Harbour New Zealand fur seal in Castlepoint Southern elephant seal basking in Whakatāne. Most carnivorans feed primarily on meat. They have distinctive skull shape and teeth. Seven species are found in New Zealand, all of which are pinnipeds. Suborder: Caniformia. Family: Otariidae (eared seals ...
A new snake species, the northern green anaconda, sits on a riverbank in the Amazon's Orinoco basin. “The size of these magnificent creatures was incredible," Fry said in a news release earlier ...
The snake marks the third animal species named after Ford. He also inspired the name of an ant, called Pheidole harrisonfordi, and a spider, Caledonia harrisonfordi. (Getty)
A number of introduced species, some of which have become invasive species, have been added to New Zealand's native flora and fauna. Both deliberate and accidental introductions have been made from the time of the first human settlement, with several waves of Polynesian [1] people at some time before the year 1300, [2] followed by Europeans after 1769.