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Aldermen Islands A bay on one of the Aldermen Islands. Geography Location Mercury Bay in the North Island Coordinates 36°58′S 176°05′E / 36.967°S 176.083°E / -36.967; 176.083 Area 1.3 km 2 (0.50 sq mi) Administration New Zealand Demographics Population 0 The Aldermen Islands are a small group of rocky islets to the southeast of Mercury Bay in the North Island of New Zealand ...
Tuatara are of interest for studying the evolution of reptiles. Tuatara are greenish brown and grey, and measure up to 80 cm (31 in) from head to tail-tip and weigh up to 1.3 kg (2.9 lb) [10] with a spiny crest along the back, especially pronounced in males. They have two rows of teeth in the upper jaw overlapping one row on the lower jaw ...
On average, the tuatara lives for 60 years, but it can live to be older than 100. The oldest known living tuatara is Henry, a 130-year-old member of his species living in a New Zealand animal reserve.
When the environment was rendered suitable, the area was to be repopulated with the entire suite of charismatic species that may now be locally extinct, such as North Island brown kiwi, North Island kōkako, kākāriki, tuatara and many others. Kākā already visited regularly and were likely to become resident if suitable methods are employed.
Archaeocroton sphenodonti, or the tuatara tick, is a species of tick that parasitises only the tuatara of New Zealand.It is found on just four of the twelve island groups where tuatara survive, preferring islands where the reptiles live in high densities.
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Habitat destruction is the leading negative impact of humans on reptiles. Humans continue to develop land that is important habitat for the lepidosaurs. The clear-cutting of land has also led to habitat reduction. Some snakes and lizards migrate toward human dwellings because there is an abundance of rodent and insect prey.