Room visualisation – Tuatara – above bench
Room visualisation – Tuatara – reading room
Room visualisation – Tuatara – terrazzo room
Artwork detail visualisation – Tuatara – crest scales
Artwork detail visualisation – Tuatara – extreme eye scales
Artwork detail visualisation – Tuatara – head eye
Artwork detail visualisation – Tuatara – tail rear foot
Room visualisation – Tuatara – above bench
Room visualisation – Tuatara – reading room
Room visualisation – Tuatara – terrazzo room
Artwork detail visualisation – Tuatara – crest scales
Artwork detail visualisation – Tuatara – extreme eye scales
Artwork detail visualisation – Tuatara – head eye
Artwork detail visualisation – Tuatara – tail rear foot

Tuatara Wall Decal

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Bring one of New Zealand’s most distinctive reptiles into your room with this tuatara wall decal.

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Size 40 cm wide x 12 cm high
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About this productTuatara Wall Decal

Bring one of New Zealand’s most distinctive reptiles into your room with this tuatara wall decal.

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  1. Choose the invoice option at checkout. Your invoice will be emailed to you.
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Room visualisation – Tuatara – reading room

The design

A low, detailed native silhouette

A long tail, textured scales and a spiny crest define this side-on tuatara. Its low, wide shape makes a distinctive feature along an open horizontal stretch of wall, with detail that rewards a closer look.

A closer look at the artwork

Artwork detail visualisation – Tuatara – crest scales
Artwork detail visualisation – Tuatara – extreme eye scales
Artwork detail visualisation – Tuatara – head eye
Artwork detail visualisation – Tuatara – tail rear foot

Size and placement

Follow the full tail

Measure from the nose to the tail tip. Even at 1 m wide, this design is only approximately 31 cm high, making it a different fit from the taller tree and branch artworks.

Available artwork dimensions

  • 40 cm wide x 12 cm high
  • 60 cm wide x 18 cm high
  • 1 m wide x 31 cm high
  • 1.2 m wide x 37 cm high
  • 1.8 m wide x 55 cm high

Made here, for your wall

What arrives

The artwork shows the complete side-on tuatara, including its long tail, in the composition pictured.

Made to order in New Zealand in removable matte vinyl, printed with water-based inks.

Application tape holds the detail together while you transfer the artwork to the wall. It is removed after application.

Check your surface first

Best on a smooth, sound painted wall. Let new paint cure fully before installation. Removable does not mean reusable, and removal results depend on the paint and wall condition. Unsure about your finish? Send us a close-up photo before ordering.

How application-tape installation works
  1. Position the decal and use the side-hinge method shown in the guide, approximately 20 cm from the top.
  2. Remove the backing and smooth the artwork onto the wall as directed in the supplied guide.
  3. Remove the application tape last, leaving the artwork on the wall.
Watch the wall decal installation demonstration
Delivery and returns

Made to order in New Zealand. See our current delivery information for shipping options and estimates. Please check return conditions before opening or applying your decal.

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Meet the inspiration

A tuatara with its mouth open among leaves and earth.
Photo: Sid Mosdell (SidPix) · CC BY 2.0
Photo credits
“Tuatara” by Sid Mosdell (SidPix), via Wikimedia Commons. Photo source · CC BY 2.0 Generic. Resized and compressed for web display; orientation normalized where needed and derivative metadata removed. Full frame; no crop, retouching, recolouring or generative changes.YDS Studio’s artwork copyright notices do not apply to this photograph. Reuse is governed by the terms linked above.

Tuatara are the last living members of an ancient reptile order. They grow slowly, can live for a century, and can remain active in surprisingly cool weather.

Where to find tuatara in New Zealand

Map of New Zealand

Tuatara survive naturally on offshore islands, including Takapourewa/Stephens Island in Cook Strait. Conservation work has also reintroduced them to protected habitats such as Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne in Wellington and Tiritiri Matangi in the Hauraki Gulf, helping restore this ancient reptile to more of New Zealand.

Learn more: Department of Conservation · DOC: Tiritiri Matangi

A YDS Studio artist drawing a landscape on a pen display.
Original illustration, drawn in our studio.

Drawn and made in New Zealand

We sketch and draw our designs in-house, working together as a team to develop each artwork. From those first drawings, we build high-resolution vector artwork in our design software, refining the detail and matching the colours before making your decal here in New Zealand.

Planning a commercial space?

For commercial and healthcare spaces, higher-tack adhesive and a protective laminate are available on request. Tell us about your wall finish and the cleaning products you use so we can confirm suitability and quote for the right finish.

These upgrades are quoted separately and are not included in the standard decal price.

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Planning a native wildlife display?

Share your wall dimensions and a photo to discuss a tuatara feature for a shared room, corridor or nature-inspired space.

Ask about a Tuatara feature Prefer our contact form? Contact YDS Studio