Stephens Island is at the northernmost tip of the Marlborough Sounds in the South Island of New Zealand. It lies two kilometres to the northeast of Cape Stephens, the northernmost point of D'Urville I
Stephens Island as seen from D'Urville Island
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The tuatara is a species of reptile endemic to New Zealand. Despite its close resemblance to lizards, it is the only extant member of a distinct lineage, the previously highly diverse order Rhynchocep
Stephens Island (New Zealand)
…Zealand Government required joint management by Ngāti Koata and the Department of Conservation. Today, the best known resident of Stephens Island is the tuatara. The island is a sanctuary for this rare order of reptile which is now extinct on the mainland, except in tightly controlled reserves including ecological…
Tuatara
Skeleton of the tuatara
Skull of the tuatara in oblique view
Skull of the tuatara in oblique view, with scleral rings in eye sockets