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It would be easy to lumptuatara in with other reptiles like lizards, like geckosand skinks

It would be easy to lump
tuatara in with other reptiles like lizards, like geckos
and skinks

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It would be easy to lump tuatara in with other reptiles
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like lizards, like geckos and skinks.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:25
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
Production
AB Filmcenter

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