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M08141 - Small Green Jade Tuatara
110mm long. One only. Greenstone. New Zealand Jade. Tuatara - The living dinosaur.The tuatara is only found in New Zealand and is in danger of becoming extinct. It is a reptile but not a lizard. It is the last remaining member of the ancient group of reptiles, Sphenodontia.Tuatara is a Maori word meaning peaks on the back. It is easy to see why.

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