Tuatara once ranged throughout New Zealand before rats, cats, and stoats - introduced by human colonizers - wiped them out.

据殖民者们介绍说,大蜥蜴以前遍布新西兰,直到老鼠 、 猫和白鼬把它们挤掉.

The tuatara has a unique third eye on its forehead.

楔齿蜥在额头上有一个独特的第三只眼。

The tuatara is often referred to as a living fossil.

楔齿蜥经常被称为活化石。

Scientists study the tuatara to understand ancient reptilian traits.

科学家研究楔齿蜥以了解古代爬行动物的特征。

The tuatara can live for over 100 years in the wild.

楔齿蜥在野外可以活超过100年。

The habitat of the tuatara is being threatened by human activities.

楔齿蜥的栖息地正受到人类活动的威胁。

The tuatara of New Zealand is the only extant rhynchocephalian.

纽西兰的蜥蜴为目前硕果仅存的喙头类动物.

Turtles and tortoises , crocodiles and alligators, and the tuatara, a marine lizard in New Zealand.

乌龟和陆龟、鳄鱼和短吻鳄以及虫蜥蜴——一种现存于新西兰的海蜥蜴。

Among the several subclasses (or orders in biology) of reptiles are snakes and lizards, turtles and tortoises, crocodiles and alligators, and the tuatara, a marine lizard in New Zealand.

在几个亚纲(或生物学的“目”)的爬虫类中，有蛇和蜥蜴、乌龟和陆龟、鳄鱼和短吻鳄以及虫蜥蜴——一种现存于新西兰的海蜥蜴。