Three-eyed Lizard

Sometimes two eyes just aren’t enough, thankfully the Tuatara, a lizard that lives on a few remote islands near New Zealand, has an extra one. The Tuatara has a third eye on the top of its head, we aren’t certain what it is used for but we do know that it gets covered by scales as the lizard grows up.

tuatura lizard
Flickr credit: boboD90

64 COMMENTS

  1. That is so crazy and so weird. I can barely believe it. They look different to other lizards. WOW. They are amazing to have three eyes. I never have heard about them. They are AMAZING and UNIQUE and different.Thank you for sharing the news.