Tuataras and UV

Tuataras need UV for healthy bone growth and stability. (News source, and here.)

Not really news for herpetoculturists, but apparently the media isn't quite up to speed.

Tuatara Birth

Photographic proof of the first hatching of tuatara on New Zealand's Matiu/Somes Island has been made. (News source.)

Tuatara Hatchling

The first natural tuatara hatchling from mainland New Zealand in about 200 years has been found in the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary. (News source.)

Tuatara Conservation

An article here on release of c.b. tuatara on Cuvier Island.

111-Year-Old Dad

An old tuatara has fathered babies. (News source.)

Tuatara Nest Discovery

A tuatara nest has been found on mainland New Zealand, the first known in 200 years. (News source.)

Tuatara Troubles

Temperature-dependent sex determination could be a problem for future generations of tuataras. (News source.)

Tuatara Problem

Turns out older tuataras will eat hatchlings... (News source.)

Tuatara Transfer

130 more tuatara are scheduled to be transferred to the Karori Sanctuary on the NZ mainland. (News source.)

Tuatara Hatches

A baby Brother's Island tuatara has hatched from an egg laid on New Zealand's Matiu/Somes Island. It's the first known offspring from that island, where 54 of the species were transferred nine years ago. (News source.)

Robo-Tuatara

A robotic tuatara is being used in the field (Stephens Island, New Zealand) to help biologists better understand that species' complex courtship and breeding behaviors. (News source.)