Note 8 — A SOUTHERN CROSS FAIRY TALE.
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The Tuatara (Splenodon punebatum) is one of the peculiar animals of New Zealand. It is a lizard-like animal, rather less than two feet in length. It was formerly found on the mainland, but is now confined to a few of the outlying islands which are seldom visited. It has no near relative amongst existing lizards, and its nearest allies are certain fossil saurians of a remote geological period (Lianic). A. P. W. T.