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tuatara n.【動物；動物學】斑點楔齒蜥 (Sphenodon p...

n. 【動物；動物學】斑點楔齒蜥 (Sphenodon punctatum) 〔新西蘭產〕。 “tuatay“ 中文翻譯：   圖阿塔伊“tuatapere“ 中文翻譯：   圖阿塔皮里“tuath lake“ 中文翻譯：   圖阿赫湖“tuason“ 中文翻譯：   圖亞松“tuatha de danann“ 中文翻譯：   丹努之子“tuasol 100“ 中文翻譯：   三溴柳苯胺,三溴水楊酰苯胺,3,5-二溴水楊酰-4-溴苯胺“tuathail corran“ 中文翻譯：   卡朗圖瓦爾山“tuasivi“ 中文翻譯：   圖阿西維“tuaty“ 中文翻譯：   圖阿蒂“tuas river“ 中文翻譯：   圖阿斯河

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Intensifying the problem is the slow reproduction rate of the reptiles . on average , female tuatara mate once every four years , and eggs take between 11 and 16 months to hatch 更糟的是，這種動物繁殖率很低。平均來說，雌性每4年才交配一次，而卵需要11 - 16個月時間孵化。

“ in the maori worldview we believe that everything is connected , so that tuatara are part of our whakapapa ? our genealogy , “ paine added “在毛利人的世界觀里，世上萬物皆相關，所以大蜥蜴也是我們的家族成員，是我們的家人。 ”

Less than one degree celsius ( 1 . 8 degrees fahrenheit ) is all that stands between the tuatara ? new zealand ' s “ living fossil “ reptile ? and extinction , scientists say 不用一攝氏度就能決定“活化石”新西蘭大蜥蜴的生死存亡。

Saving the tuatara is a matter of pride among new zealand ' s indigenous groups . the animals are revered by the maori as a taonga , or treasure 拯救大蜥蜴在新西蘭土著部落里是一件榮耀的事情。這種動物被毛利人視寶貴財富。

Tuatara once ranged throughout new zealand before rats , cats , and stoats ? introduced by human colonizers ? wiped them out 據殖民者們介紹說，大蜥蜴以前遍布新西蘭，直到老鼠、野貓和白鼬把它們擠掉。