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The species is the sole living member of the reptile order Rhynchocephalia.
Adult tuatara typically weigh between 0.5 and 1 kg (1 and 2 pounds). There is a notable sexual dimorphism in the species, as males tend to be larger than females and generally weigh twice as much.1