11003-97210 Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) hatchlings fighting over grub on the forest floor. Stephens Island *
11003-97204 Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) hatchlings on the forest floor. Stephens Island *
11003-97503 Cook Strait tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) Jamie with a fresh hatchling in his hand. Tuatara typically lay four to a dozen eggs in the spring, buried in a chamber dug in the ground. The eggs may take up to 16 months to hatch and the young then dig their way out of the burrow. Broad Bay, Otago Peninsula *
