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    • Profile of tuatara showing white spines from head to tail
    Rights: Public domain Published 10 September 2024 Size: 3.2 MB Referencing Hub media

    The name tuatara reflects the spines along the creature’s back. Tuatara are the descendants of Punga, the ancestor of all deformed ugly things.

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