Crocodylia: Predatory reptiles like the saltwater crocodile are part of this group, which also includes alligators and caimans. Rhynchocephalia: Found only in New Zealand, tuataras are the last ...

Each group — called an order — has unique characteristics. Crocodylia: Predatory reptiles like the saltwater crocodile are part of this group, which also includes alligators and caimans.

Most reptiles have scales. Tuatara – A rare reptile, like a lizard, that is found only in New Zealand. Tuataras have existed for millions of years, since the time of the dinosaurs. Vertebrate ...

On the rock tors of Central Otago, herpetologist Carey Knox scans the schist ledges for lizards. He's looking for a grand skink, or an Otago skink. Both are endangered lizard species that became ...

The (DoC) is investigating after a venomous sea snake was spotted in the Auckland suburb of Devonport. Senior science adviser ...

Northland's largest wetland has suffered significant damage to an area the size of 54 rugby fields after a landowner allowed ...

These colossal reptiles, belonging to the reptile lineage ... species of giant gecko that inhabited either New Caledonia or New Zealand possibly up to the mid-19th century. It is the largest ...