Sphenodon punctatum

Thesaurus

Noun

1.Sphenodon punctatum - only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealandtuataradiapsid, diapsid reptile - reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eyegenus Sphenodon, Sphenodon - coextensive with the order Rhynchocephalia: tuataras