At first glance, the tuatara might look like an ordinary lizard, but closer inspection reveals some truly bizarre traits. For one, it possesses a third eye—called a parietal eye—on top of its ...

The Third Eye And Sensory Adaptations. ... While unusual, this third eye is not unique to tuataras. Other reptiles, amphibians, and some fish species possess similar light-sensitive organs.

Just the skull of the pliosaur, a marine reptile, was around six feet long, indicating how massive the sea monster would have been. It had a parietal — or third — eye and glands on its snout ...

A 'three-eyed' reptile that lived on our planet before the dinosaurs has a new home at Chester Zoo. It's the only zoo in the UK to care for these extraordinary replies, called tuataras.

Experts say one of the most curious body parts of the tuatara is a third eye on the top of its head. The eye has a retina, cornea, a lens and nerve endings, but it is not used for sight.

A few species, mostly reptiles and amphibians, actually have a third eye on the top of their head to measure daylight, complete with a lens and retina—similar, but not identical, to the forward ...

The “eye” has a retina, cornea, a lens and nerve endings, yet it is not used for seeing. * Tuatara do not reach sexual maturity until they are around 20 years old.

Experts say one of the most curious body parts of the tuatara is a third eye on the top of its head. The eye has a retina, cornea, a lens and nerve endings, but it is not used for sight.