न्यूझीलंडच्या किनाऱ्यावरील सर्वात मोठ्या बेटांपैकी एक, सुरुवातीला निशाचर, सरपटणारे प्राणी जसे गिरगिट, Sphenodon punctatum, एकमेव जिवंत गेंडा, ,

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Opisthodontia is defined as all rhynchocephalians closer to Priosphenodon than to Sphenodon (tuatara).

They are thought to have fed on large invertebrates, lizards, tuataras and even small birds.

There are, however, other animals that have acrodont dentition such as tuataras.

unique to turtles and archosaurs, but which are not found in lepidosaurs (tuatara, lizards and snakes).

The class comprises turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct.

represented only by the genus Sphenodon, which contains a single species of tuatara, native to New Zealand.

Infraclass Lepidosauromorpha Superorder Lepidosauria Order Rhynchocephalia (tuataras) Order Squamata (lizards, snakes) Subclass Anapsida Order Testudines (turtles.

many noticeable distinguishing morphological differences between lizards, tuataras, and snakes.

reptiles with overlapping scales, and within this group both iguanians and tuataras (Sphenodon) project their tongues to seize prey items instead of using.

The class comprises turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives.

Romer classified Macrocnemus as a lepidosaur related to modern lizards and tuataras, but in 1988 Carroll reclassified it as a member of Protorosauria.

The diapsids are extremely diverse, and include all crocodilians, lizards, snakes, tuatara, turtles.

crocodiles and dinosaurs) and the lepidosaurs (predecessors of modern tuataras, lizards, and snakes).

Synonyms:

genus Sphenodon, Sphenodon, diapsid reptile, Sphenodon punctatum, diapsid,

Antonyms:

chelonian, Anapsida, reptile, chelonian reptile, anapsid,