Diving petrels (genus Pelecanoides) are a group of small Southern Ocean seabirds whose taxonomy has remained problematic due to a lack of morphological diversity between …
Executive summary The kuaka/Whenua Hou diving petrel (Pelecanoides whenuahouensis) is a taoka (treasure) to Kāi Tahu, and the wider community. With only~ 210 adults remaining …
In our current era, the Anthropocene, species are disappearing at an unprecedented rate due to the impact of humans on Earth's environments. Of the many causes of these …
Lizards in Aotearoa are a diverse assemblage of two almost entirely endemic lineages, however over 85% of these species are currently classified as at-risk or threatened due to …
The tussock skink is a sleek and highly variable member of the grass skink complex. They were initially considered to be a southern clade of the southern grass skink (Oligosoma aff …