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Sphenodon punctatus

behavioral circadian rhythm

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nocturnal
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q309179

Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the night and sleeping during the day

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body shape

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bilaterally symmetric
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324

Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves

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diet includes

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reptiles
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q10811

Definition: class of tetrapods

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amphibians
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q10908

Definition: class of tetrapods, whose living forms include frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians

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birds
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5113

Definition: class of tetrapods

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insects
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1390

Definition: a class of mainly terrestrial arthropods

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arthropods
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1360

Definition: phylum of animals

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habitat

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chaparral
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000301

Definition: A shrubland area found primarily in regions with a Mediterranean climate (mid, wet winters and hot dry summers) often shaped by wildfires.

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fossorial and/or ground dwelling only
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/groundDwelling

Definition: An organism that spends most of its time on the ground or underground.

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motility

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actively mobile
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile

Definition: uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis

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native range includes

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Oceania continent (Australia, NZ and islands)
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255151

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social system

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solitary
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/solitary

Definition: Solitary animals are those that spend a majority of their lives without others of their species, with possible exceptions for mating and raising their young. Antonyms for a solitary animal include a social animal or a colonial animal.

Attribution: https://www.definitions.net/definition/solitary+animal

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trophic guild

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carnivore
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875

Definition: organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue

Attribution: Crustacean body sizes

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insectivore
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q677088

Definition: organism that eats insects.

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