A large iguanalike reptile (Sphenodon punctatum) formerly common in New Zealand, but by 1900 confined to certain islets near the coast. It reaches a length of two and a half feet, is dark olive-green with small white or yellowish specks on the sides, and has yellow spines along the back, except on the neck. It is the only surviving member of the order Rhyncocephala. Also called tuatera and hatteria.

only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand

The tuatara is a reptile of the family Sphenodontidae, endemic to New Zealand. The two species are the only surviving members of the Sphenodontians who flourished around 200 million years ago. The tuataras resemble lizards, but are equally related to lizards and snakes, which are their closest living relatives.

Tuatara is a Seattle-based collective experimental band, featuring members of R.E.M., The Minus 5, Critters Buggin, and the Screaming Trees.

Tuatara is the name of a DC Comics superhero.

Tuatara is a complete address book system with command-line and Web-based interfaces. It is deployed under the J2EE framework.

A java based library to access syndicated content such as RSS Feeds