Henry is a proud father of 11, but he didn't become a father until 2009, around at least 110 years into his life. He long had aspirations of a family and had a few dates in the 1980s which ended poorly after he bit off his dates tail. He hatched sometime in the 1890s, making him the oldest known tuatara alive today, and holds the record for longest time in captivity at 46 years (he is a political prisoner due to his violent agitation in favor of Māori self-determination).
He is held along with Mildred, the mother of his children, and several other tuataras at the Queens Park animal reserve in Invercargill, New Zealand. He and his associates have never been formally charged with a crime.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_(tuatara)
For anybody that doesn't know - Henry is not a lizard even though it seems he must be a lizard. Sorry, Henry, no disrespect, but it's true.
The tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) is a species of reptile endemic to New Zealand. Despite its close resemblance to lizards, it is actually the only extant member of a distinct lineage, the previously highly diverse order Rhynchocephalia. The name tuatara is derived from the Māori language and means "peaks on the back".
The single extant species of tuatara is the only surviving member of its order, which was highly diverse during the Mesozoic era. Rhynchocephalians first appeared in the fossil record during the Triassic, around 240 million years ago, and reached worldwide distribution and peak diversity during the Jurassic, when they represented the world's dominant group of small reptiles. Rhynchocephalians declined during the Cretaceous, with their youngest records outside New Zealand dating to the Paleocene. Their closest living relatives are squamates (lizards and snakes). Tuatara are of interest for studying the evolution of reptiles.
Neat, I didn't know, I didn't read anything about tuataras in general haha just lil Henry. Thanks!
(this is the only emoji that comes up searching 'lizard')
