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Story: Ngārara – reptiles

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. What are ngārara?

  3. From sea to land

  4. Guardians or enemies?

  5. Punga and his descendants

  6. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - What are ngārara?

Lizard carving

Lizard carving

Whakapapa of tuatara and lizards

Whakapapa of tuatara and lizards

Tuatara hatching

Tuatara hatching

Te Ngārara Huarau stamp

Te Ngārara Huarau stamp

From page 2 - From sea to land

Lizards

Lizards

Tuatara door handle

Tuatara door handle

From page 3 - Guardians or enemies?

Kawekaweau

Kawekaweau

Moko kākāriki (green gecko)

Moko kākāriki (green gecko)

‘Whakapakoko III’

‘Whakapakoko III’

From page 4 - Punga and his descendants

Whai (stingray)

Whai (stingray)

Wētā punga (giant wētā)

Wētā punga (giant wētā)

Shark dispersing fish

Shark dispersing fish

How to cite this page:

Bradford Haami, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ngarara-reptiles/media (accessed 28 March 2023)

Story by Bradford Haami, published 24 Sep 2007

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