Tuatara, A Living Fossil.Tuatara tuatara (t  'ətär`ə) or tuatera (–tā`rə), lizardlike reptile, Sphenodon punctatus, , A Living Fossil living fossiln. An organism, such as a coelacanth or the ginkgo, that is the sole surviving member of an otherwise extinct taxonomic group. Dick Lutz Dimi Press 3820 Oak Hollow Lane, SE, Salem, OR 97302-4774 0931625432 $12.95 1-503-364-7698 www.home.earthlink.net/~dickbook Very highly recommended to reptile collectors and nature/reptile enthusiasts with a scientific orientation, Tuatara, A Living Fossil by Dick Lutz is an informed and informative history of the Komodo Dragon Komodo dragon: see lizard; monitor. Komodo dragon Largest living lizard (Varanus komodoensis), a member of the monitor lizard family Varanidae. They live on Komodo Island and a few neighbouring islands in Indonesia. enhanced with complete reference to being the only reptile with its own reptilian order strictly defining itself. As there are four reptile orders/classifications (turtles/tortoises; lizards and snakes; alligators and crocodiles--the fourth category belongs solely to the tuatara, an interesting organism that has existed since the age of the dinosaur. Tuatara, A Living Fossil makes for an engaging an information-filled read for students of zoology zoology, branch of biology concerned with the study of animal life. From earliest times animals have been vitally important to man; cave art demonstrates the practical and mystical significance animals held for prehistoric man. . |
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