• DOI:10.1038/347177A0
Corpus ID: 4342765

Neglected taxonomy and continuing extinctions of tuatara (Sphenodon)

@article{Daugherty1990NeglectedTA,
  title={Neglected taxonomy and continuing extinctions of tuatara (Sphenodon)},
  author={C. Daugherty and A. Cree and J. M. Hay and M. Thompson},
  journal={Nature},
  year={1990},
  volume={347},
  pages={177-179}
}

C. Daugherty, A. Cree, +1 author M. Thompson

Published 1990

Biology

Nature

TAXONOMIC classification is a primary determinant of manage-ment priorities for endangered species. Neglect of distinct taxa may lead to their extinction, a problem exemplified by management of the New Zealand tuatara, Sphenodon, the only surviving genus of one order of reptiles. The pattern of genetic and morphological differentiation reported here supports a taxonomy dating from 1877 that identified two extant species, one subsequently separated into two subspecies. Tuatara were fully… CONTINUE READING

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