@Tom5179 The parietal eye is only visible in hatchlings, which have a translucent patch at the top centre of the skull. After four to six months it becomes covered with opaque scales and pigment.
@PottyEsq every single one of them should be in a protected state until we can repopulate them. bloody stoats, weasels and ferrets are killin' 'em off
I've heard they aren't lizards but I want an explination why. If something walks like a duck and quacks like a duck than it is a duck...or a lizard in this case.
@PinkPunkyKat , it's not considered a lizard because it has a diferent type of skull (kinetic diapsid skull) and the notochord persists in adults . The lungs resemble those of amphibians. The heart is very primitive. Actually similarity is superficial between lizards and Tuataras and no one knows how they got from Asia to New Zealand , but no fossils have ever been found in Australia.
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DarkVWolf 2 days ago
@TrueDaturaMindNz Well fuck you too
Tom5179 10 months ago
If I can't find a picture of a tuatara with a third eye I'm going to fucking explode!
Tom5179 1 year ago 12
@Tom5179 The parietal eye is only visible in hatchlings, which have a translucent patch at the top centre of the skull. After four to six months it becomes covered with opaque scales and pigment.
ThisOneObserver 1 year ago
@Tom5179 its hidden under a flap of skin on its forehead idiot
TrueDaturaMindNz 10 months ago
@Tom5179
its not an actual eye its scale sized at the top of there head between there eyes it can sense light but does can not see
jimiHendiXnof 1 week ago
nzs home grown dinosaur epic
TrueDaturaMindNz 1 year ago
Its lovely seeing a Tuatara, but odd seeing it amongst exotic weeds with only the sound of introduced birds.
It would be much nicer filmed in a native bush setting with native bird sound.
I only hope it lives in a native New Zealand environment. Its a bit sad seeing it on Tradescantia.
(A NZ naturalist)
PottyEsq 1 year ago 3
@PottyEsq every single one of them should be in a protected state until we can repopulate them. bloody stoats, weasels and ferrets are killin' 'em off
MrRoflcopterfromHELL 8 months ago
I've heard they aren't lizards but I want an explination why. If something walks like a duck and quacks like a duck than it is a duck...or a lizard in this case.
PinkPunkyKat 2 years ago
@PinkPunkyKat , it's not considered a lizard because it has a diferent type of skull (kinetic diapsid skull) and the notochord persists in adults . The lungs resemble those of amphibians. The heart is very primitive. Actually similarity is superficial between lizards and Tuataras and no one knows how they got from Asia to New Zealand , but no fossils have ever been found in Australia.
karlwurtz 2 years ago
Can you send me a link to where you found the information? Thanks.
PinkPunkyKat 2 years ago
sorry, I have this information from my zoology professor. But i guess it's not hard to find more info on the internet.
karlwurtz 2 years ago
@PinkPunkyKat
To put it simply, it evolved much earlier than lizards did, containing traits of both lizards and crocodiles.
AlexB1001 1 year ago
kinda cute
sakura092395 2 years ago
So, these things aren't lizards. Cool.
TinyCoconut 2 years ago