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Dactylanthus taylorii or Flower of Hades as reflected in the Maori name pua o te reinga , meaning 'flower of the underworld,' and refers to the way its flowers emerge from below ground.This endemic parasitic plant is also known as Wood rose which refers to the point where the Dactylanthus joins to t...

140 vatuEmoia sanfordiSanford's skinkMy thanks goes to Dr George R. Zug, the curator for Reptiles and Amphibians in the Smithsonian Institute USA whose speciality included the systematics of the herpetofauna of Oceania and without whose help I could not have completed this stamp issue.

140 vatuEmoia sanfordiSanford's skinkMy thanks goes to Dr George R. Zug, the curator for Reptiles and Amphibians in the Smithsonian Institute USA whose speciality included the systematics of the herpetofauna of Oceania and without whose help I could not have completed this stamp issue.

140 vatuEmoia sanfordiSanford's skinkMy thanks goes to Dr George R. Zug, the curator for Reptiles and Amphibians in the Smithsonian Institute USA whose speciality included the systematics of the herpetofauna of Oceania and without whose help I could not have completed this stamp issue.

140 vatuEmoia sanfordiSanford's skinkMy thanks goes to Dr George R. Zug, the curator for Reptiles and Amphibians in the Smithsonian Institute USA whose speciality included the systematics of the herpetofauna of Oceania and without whose help I could not have completed this stamp issue.