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Kōrero: Ngārara – reptiles

He tānga mokomoko

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Lizards

Nā Te Pura (Walter Buller) ēnei tānga o ētahi mokomoko. E ai ki te Māori, ko Tū-te-wehiwehi te tipuna o ngā mokomoko. I puta a ia i te moana ka noho ki runga i te whenua.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Reference: Walter Buller, ‘A list of the lizards inhabiting New Zealand, with descriptions.’ Transactions and proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1870. Vol. 3. Wellington: James Hughes, 1871, plate 2

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Bradford Haami, Ngārara – reptiles – From sea to land, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/12934/he-tanga-mokomoko (accessed 27 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Bradford Haami, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.