Sphenodon punctatus

Summary

Sphenodon punctatus is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (371 views/month, #1,614 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sphenodon punctatus's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Sphenodon punctatus is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Sphenodon punctatus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• Sphenodon punctatus is classified within tuatara^[6].
• Sphenodon punctatus is endemic to New Zealand^[7].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Sphenodon punctatus is Sphenodon punctatus^[8].
• Sphenodon punctatus's Commons category is recorded as Sphenodon punctatus^[9].
• Sphenodon punctatus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sphenodon punctatus^[10].
• Sphenodon punctatus's Commons gallery is recorded as Sphenodon punctatus^[11].
• Sphenodon punctatus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• Sphenodon punctatus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• Sphenodon punctatus's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[14].
• Sphenodon punctatus's short name is recorded as S. punctatus^[15].
• Sphenodon punctatus is commonly known as Tuatara^[16].
• Sphenodon punctatus is commonly known as Tuátara^[17].
• Sphenodon punctatus is commonly known as Hatteria Ponctué^[18].
• Sphenodon punctatus is commonly known as Sphénodon Ponctué^[19].
• Sphenodon punctatus is commonly known as Cook Strait Tuatara^[20].
• Sphenodon punctatus is commonly known as Sphenodon^[21].
• Sphenodon punctatus's sequenced genome URL is recorded as http://www.ensembl.org/Sphenodon_punctatus^[22].
• Sphenodon punctatus's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES^[23].
• Sphenodon punctatus's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal^[24].
• Sphenodon punctatus's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as relict^[25].

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Classification

Sphenodon punctatus's scientific name is Sphenodon punctatus^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon tuatara^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Tuatara^[16], Tuátara^[17], Hatteria Ponctué^[18], Sphénodon Ponctué^[19], Cook Strait Tuatara^[20], and Sphenodon^[21].

Distribution

Sphenodon punctatus is endemic to New Zealand^[7].

Identifiers

Sphenodon punctatus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 200834^[26]. Sphenodon punctatus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8508^[27]. Sphenodon punctatus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 460890^[28]. Sphenodon punctatus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5227650^[29]. Sphenodon punctatus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 202132^[30].

Why It Matters

Sphenodon punctatus ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (371 views/month, #1,614 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]