sphenodon

sphenodon

1. Either of two species (Sphenodon punctatus and S. guntheir) of lizardlike, nocturnal reptiles of the order Rhynchocephalia, found on certain islets of New Zealand.

喙头目楔齿蜥属两种爬虫类的统称，它们的体似蜥蜴，夜间活动，仅见于纽西兰的某些小岛上。

2. Sphenodon punctatus

喙头蜥

3. A lizardlike reptile(Sphenodon punctatus) that is found only on certain islands off New Zealand and is the sole extant member of the Rhynchocephalia, an order that flourished during the Mesozoic Era.

斑点楔齿晰一种类似蜥蜴的爬行动物（楔齿蜥楔齿蜥属），只生长在新西兰周边的岛屿上，是盛行于中生代的喙头蜥目动物的唯一现存的种类