Two conservation tools have been developed over the last 10–15 years for species on the
New Zealand mainland that are vulnerable to introduced mammalian predators: landscape …

Rocky retreats are limited and geologically constrained resources for rock-dwelling
nocturnal lizards. Such lizards should seek retreats that offer thermoregulatory benefits …

The introduction of mammalian predators often results in loss of native biodiversity due to
naiveté of native prey to novel predators. In New Zealand, an island system with virtually no …

The threatened grand skink (Oligosoma grande) and Otago skink (O. otagense) live
sympatrically in seral tussock grassland habitat of Otago, New Zealand. The diets of …

Both grand (Oligosoma grande) and Otago skinks (Oligosoma otagense) are threatened
with extinction. Predation by introduced mammalian predators, in particular feral cats, is …

Agricultural modification commonly leads to reductions in vegetation matrix quality and a
resultant decrease in functional connectivity. In this study, a network analysis approach was …

There is a need to develop appropriate monitoring methods for cryptic reptile species, such
as the endangered New Zealand endemic Otago skink (Oligosoma otagense), that take into …

The present native and exotic woody vegetation of the rainshadow region of Central Otago,
in eastern South Island, New Zealand, is described. Fourteen present‐day associations of …

The endangered grand skink (Oligosoma grande) is a New Zealand endemic lizard that
persists as metapopulations occupying rock patches within matrices of mixed native …

Ectotherms, especially terrestrial squamates, rely on suitable microclimatic conditions to
maintain critical physiological processes. Selection of appropriate microhabitat determines …