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Sphenodon punctatus

species of tuatara
Taxon taxon Q3007063
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Sphenodon punctatus

Summary

Sphenodon punctatus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (122 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 {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. punctatus'}[15].
  • Sphenodon punctatus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tuatara'}[16].
  • Sphenodon punctatus is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tuátara'}[17].
  • Sphenodon punctatus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Hatteria Ponctué'}[18].
  • Sphenodon punctatus is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sphénodon Ponctué'}[19].
  • Sphenodon punctatus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cook Strait Tuatara'}[20].
  • Sphenodon punctatus is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '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 {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tuatara'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tuátara'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Hatteria Ponctué'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Sphénodon Ponctué'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cook Strait Tuatara'}[20], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': '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 (122 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 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Related Entities

New Zealand

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . Ensembl genome database project. wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.
  27. [24] ↑ . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . New Zealand Threat Classification System Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nztcs conservation status → relict
    Parent taxon → tuatara
    Endemic to → New Zealand
    Diel cycle → nocturnal
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