Tuatara: A Living Fossil

by Dick Lutz

An ancient reptile that still exists, the tuatara lives only in New Zealand. Although it looks like a lizard it is not a lizard. Scientifically unique, it is one of four orders of reptiles, with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0931625432
• ISBN13: 9780931625435
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: DIMI Press
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.8" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

An engaging an information-filled read for students of zoology

Very highly recommended to reptile collectors and nature/reptile enthusiasts with a scientific orientation, Tuatara, A Living Fossil by Dick Lutz is an informed and informative history of the Komodo Dragon enhanced with complete reference to being the only reptile with its own reptilian order strictly defining itself. As there are four reptile orders/classifications (turtles/tortoises; lizards and snakes; alligators and crocodiles -- the fourth category belongs solely to the tuatara, an interesting organism that has existed since the age of the dinosaur. Tuatara, A Living Fossil makes for an engaging an information-filled read for students of zoology.