Sphenodon
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Rhynchocephalia |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Sphenodontidae
Genus: Sphenodon
Species (3):
S. guntheri –
S. punctatus –
†S. diversum
[but see Hay et al. (2010)]
Name
[edit]- Sphenodon Gray, 1831 [emendation under the plenary power of Sphaenodon, placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology (Op. 455)]
- Gender: masculine
- Type species: Hatteria punctata Gray, 1842
- Fixation: monotypy
Synonyms
[edit]References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Gray, J.E. 1831: Note on a peculiar structure in the head of an Agama. Pp. 13-14 in: J.E. Gray, The zoological miscellany. Part 1. Treuttel, Würtz & Co., London. Google books
Additional references
[edit]- Daugherty, C.H.; Cree, A.; Hay, J.M.; Thompson, M.B. 1990: Neglected taxonomy and continuing extinctions of tuatara (Sphenodon). Nature, 347: 177–179. DOI: 10.1038/347177a0 PDF
- Gray, J.E. 1843: Descriptions of the reptiles and Amphibia hitherto observed in New Zealand. Pp. 202-206 in Dieffenbach, E.: Travels in New Zealand; with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country. Volume 2. John Murray: London. BHL
- Günther, A. 1867: Contribution to the anatomy of Hatteria (Rhynchocephalus, Owen). (Abstract). Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 15: 460–462. JSTOR
- Günther, A. 1867: Contribution to the anatomy of Hatteria (Rhynchocephalus, Owen). Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London, 157: 595–629, plates XXVI-XXVIII. JSTOR
- Hay, J.M.; Lambert, D.M. 2008: Microsatellite DNA loci identify individuals and provide no evidence for multiple paternity in wild tuatara (Sphenodon: Reptilia). Conservation genetics, 9: 1039–1043. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-007-9445-5
- Hay, J.M.; Sarre, S.D.; Lambert, D.M.; Allendorf, F.W.; Daugherty, C.H. 2010: Genetic diversity and taxonomy: a reassessment of species designation in tuatara (Sphenodon: Reptilia). Conservation genetics, 11: 1063–1081. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-009-9952-7
Links
[edit]- BHL bibliography
- Sphenodon – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Sphenodon.
- ION
- Nomenclator Zoologicus search for Sphaenodon
- Nomenclator Zoologicus search for Sphenodon
Vernacular names
[edit]العربية: طراطرة
беларуская: Гатэрыя
български: Туатари
বাংলা: স্ফেনডন পান্কটাম
brezhoneg: Tuatara
català: Tuatara
čeština: Hatérie novozélandská, tuatara
dansk: Tuatara
Deutsch: Brückenechse
English: Tuatara
español: Tuatara
eesti: Tuataara
euskara: Tuatara
فارسی: سوسمار پلدماغی
suomi: Tuatara
français: Tuatara
galego: Tuatara
עברית: ספנודון
magyar: Hidasgyík
հայերեն: Հատերիա
íslenska: Ranakollar
italiano: Tuatara
日本語: ムカシトカゲ属
Jawa: Tuatara
ქართული: ჰატერია
қазақша: Гаттерияli=Brögkherdisse
한국어: 투아타라
lietuvių: Tuataros
മലയാളം: ടുവാടര
Nederlands: Brughagedissen, Tuatara's
norsk: Broøgler
occitan: Tuatara
polski: Hatteria
português: Tuatara
română: Tuatara
русский: Гаттерия
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Premosnici
slovenčina: Hatéria bodkovaná
slovenščina: Tuatara
தமிழ்: பிடரிக்கோடன்
ไทย: ทัวทารา
Tagalog: Tuatara
Türkçe: Tuatara
українська: Гатерія
中文: 喙頭蜥