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Bibliography of the reptiles of
New Zealand

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


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Anonymous. 2011. Abstracts of papers presented at the 14th Biennial Conference of the Society for Research on Amphibians and Reptiles in New Zealand, Tautuku, Otago, New Zealand, 11-13 February 2011. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 38(3): 269-279.

Adams, L.; Gaze, P.; Hitchmough, R.; Keall, S.; Rogers, I. 2017. A survey of Puangiangi with recommendations for restoration of the island’s lizard fauna. BioGecko 4: ?.

Allen, R.; Cree, A.; Darby, J.; Davis, L.; Patrick, B.; Spencer, H. 2003. Forest and shrublands. pp. 153-190. In: Darby, J.; Fordyce, R.E.; Mark, A.; Probert, K.; Townsend, C. (eds.). The natural history of southern New Zealand. University of Otago Press, Dunedin. 387 pp.

Ballance, A.P.; Straffon, J.; Goldsmith, F. 1986. Turtle record from Stewart Island. Tane 31 1985-1986: 111-112.

Barnett, S. 1985. New Zealand in the wild. An illustrated A-Z of native and introduced birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Collins, Auckland. 128 pp.

Bell, T. 2014. Standardized common names for New Zealand reptiles. BioGecko 2: 8-11.

Bell, T.; Wiles, A. 2015. Describing lizard and frog distribution and species assemblages using the Ecological Districts framework. BioGecko 3: 19-34.

Berry, O.; Tocher, M.D.; Gleeson, D.M.; Sarre, S.D. 2005. Effect of vegetation matrix on animal dispersal: Genetic evidence from a study of endangered skinks. Conservation Biology 19(3): 855-864.

Blayney, A.; Bell, T. 2012. The strange case of the macabre geckos of Central Otago, and other stories. BioGecko 1: 41-44.

Bull, P.C.; Whitaker, A.H. 1975. Biogeography and ecology in New Zealand. The amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Monographiae Biologicae 27: 231-276.

Cameron, E.K.; Taylor, G.A. 1991. Flora and fauna of Motukokako (Piercy Island), Cape Brett, northern New Zealand. Tane 33: 121-141.

Castle, P.H.J. 1983. Vertebrates. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series 7: 87-91.

Caughley, G. 1964. Does the New Zealand vertebrate fauna conform to zoogeographic principles? Tuatara 12: 49-56.

Chapple, D. (ed.). 2016. New Zealand lizards. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht & Heidelberg. 375 pp.

Chapple, D.G.; Hitchmough, R.A. 2009. Taxonomic instability of reptiles and frogs in New Zealand: information to aid the use of Jewell (2008) for species identification. Comment. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 36(1): 60-67.

Cheeseman, T.F. 1908. Notes on the occurrence of certain marine Reptilia in N. Zealand waters. Transactions N. Zealand Inst. 40: 267-269.

Daugherty, C.H.; Patterson, G.B.; Hitchmough, R.A. 1994. Taxonomic and conservation review of the New Zealand herpetofauna. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 21(4): 317-323.

Derraik, J.G.B.; Phillips, S. 2010. Online trade poses a threat to biosecurity in New Zealand. Biological Invasions 12(6): 1477-1480.

Dick, B.B. 1980. Some observations and recordings of reptiles in the northern coastal Bay of Plenty. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 12(1): 26-29.

Dick, B.B. 1981. A lizard study on Great Barrier Island. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 12(2): 3-6.

Drewes, O. 2017. Bedrohtes Paradies. Artenschutz in Neuseeland. Reptilia (D) 22(127): 48-51.

Fisher, R.N. 2011. Considering native and exotic terrestrial reptiles in island invasive species eradication programmes in the tropical Pacific. Occasional Papers of the IUCN Species Survival Commission 42: 51-55.

Fleming, C.A. 1963. The nomenclature of biogeographic elements in the New Zealand biota. Transactions roy. Soc. N.Z. (Gen.) 12: 13-22.

Forster, R.R.; Forster, L.M. 1978. Small land animals of New Zealand. Revised edition. John McIndoe, Dunedin, New Zealand. 175 pp.

Fraser, I.D.L.; Wilcken, J.; Gibson, C.; Gibson, R.; Ireland, B.; Buley, K. 2017. Rotoroa Island: building a designed ecosystem for conservation education, training and visitor engagement. International Zoo Yearbook 51(1): 175-186

Gaskin, D.E. 1970. The origins of the New Zealand fauna and flora: A review. Geograph. Rev. 60: 414-434.

Gaulke, M.; Altenbach, A.V. 2003. 100% pure New Zealand. Reptilia (D) 8(41): 56-63.

Gill, B. 1986. Collins handguide to the frogs and reptiles of New Zealand. Collins, Auckland, Sydney & London. 112 pp.

Gill, B.; Whitaker, T. 1996. New Zealand frogs & reptiles. David Bateman, Auckland. 112 pp.

Gill, B.; Whitaker, T. 1996. New Zealand Frogs and Reptiles. Bateman Field Guides, Auckland. 112 pp.

Gill, B.J. 1976. Aspects of the ecology, morphology, and taxonomy of two skinks (Reptilia: Lacertilia) in the coastal Manawatu area of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Science 3(2): 141-157.

Gill, B.J. 1997. Records of turtles and sea snakes in New Zealand, 1837-1996. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 31(4): 477-486.

Gill, B.J.; Bejakovich, D.; Whitaker, A.H. 2001. Records of foreign reptiles and amphibians accidentally imported to New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 28(3): 351-359.

Gill, B.J.; Whitaker, A.H. 2014. Records of sea-kraits (Serpentes: Laticaudidae: Laticauda) in New Zealand. Records of the Auckland Museum 49: 39-42.

Graham, J. 1964. The North Otago shelf fauna. Part IV. Chordata classes Reptilia, Aves, Mammalia. Transactions R. Soc. N.Z. (Zool.) 4: 135-138.

Gray, E.; Günther, A. 1995. The Lizards of Australia and New Zealand 1845-1875. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (Facsimile Reprints in Herpetology), St. Louis. 75 pp. (Reprints of works originally published 1845-1875, with an introduction by Glenn M. Shea).

Gray, J.E. 1842. Description of two hitherto unrecorded species of reptiles from New Zealand; presented to the British Museum by Dr. Diffenbach. pp. 57-72. In: Gray, J.E. The Zoological Miscellany. Vol. 2. Treuttel, Würtz & Co., London.

Gray, J.E. 1867. The Lizards of Australia and New Zealand in the collection of the British Museum. London. 7 pp.

Gray, J.E.; Gunther, A. 1995. The lizards of Australia and New Zealand. SSAR (Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles), Ithaca, New York. 19 + 7 + 20 pp. (facsimile reprints).

Günther, A. 1875. The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror, &c. ii. reptiles (conclusion). pp. 9-19. London.

Hardy, G.S. 1977. The New Zealand Scincidae (Reptilia, Lacertilia); a taxonomic and zoogeographic study. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 4(3): 221-325.

Hardy, G.S. 1982. Review of some aspects of New Zealand skink taxonomy. Occasional Publication New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Wildlife Services 2: 349-357.

Hardy, G.S.; Whitaker, A.H. 1979. The status of New Zealand's endemic reptiles and their conservation. Forest & Bird (Wellington) 214: 34-39.

Hare, K.M.; Pledger, S.; Thompson, M.B.; Miller, J.H.; Daugherty, C.H. 2006. Daily patterns of metabolic rate among New Zealand lizards (Reptilia: Lacertilia: Diplodactylidae and Scincidae). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 79(4): 745-753.

Hare, K.M.; Pledger, S.; Thompson, M.B.; Miller, J.H.; Daugherty, C.H. 2007. Low cost of locomotion in lizards that are active at low temperatures. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 80(1): 46-58.

Hickson, R.E.; Penny, D.; Scott, D.B. 1992. Molecular systematics and evolution in New Zealand: applications to cryptic skink species. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 19(1-2): 33-44.

Hickson, R.E.; Slack, K.E.; Lockhart, P. 2000. Phylogeny recapitulates geography, or why New Zealand has so many species of skinks. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 70(3): 415-433.

Hitchmough, R.A. 1977. The lizards of the Moturoa Island group. Tane 23: 37-46.

Hitchmough, R.A. 1978. The terrestrial vertebrates of Farewell Spit, May 1977. Tane 24: 29-36.

Hitchmough, R.A. 1979. Lizards observed during a visit to the Cavalli Islands, December 1978 to January 1979. Tane 25: 119-124.

Hitchmough, R.A.; Bull, L.; Cromarty, P. (eds.). 2007. New Zealand threat classification system lists 2005. Science and Technical Publishing, New Zealand Department of Conservation, Wellington. 194 pp.

Hitchmough, R.A.; Hoare, J.M.; Jamieson, H.; Newman, D.; Tocher, M.D.; Anderson, P.J.; Lettink, M.; Whitaker, A.H. 2010. Conservation status of New Zealand reptiles, 2009. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 37(3): 203-224.

Hitchmough, R.A.; McCallum, J. 1980. The mammals, birds, reptiles and freshwater fish of the eastern island group of the Bay of Islands. Tane 26: 127-134.

Hutton, F.W. 1904. Index faunae Novae Zealandiae. London. 372 pp.

Jewell, T. 2006. Identifying geckos in Otago. Hawaii Department of Conservation, Honolulu. 60 pp.

Jewell, T. 2008. Reptiles & amphibians of New Zealand. New Holland Publishers, Auckland, etc. 144 pp.

Jewell, T. 2009. Taxonomic instability of reptiles and frogs in New Zealand: information to aid the use of Jewell (2008) for species identification. Response. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 36(1): 67-71.

Jones, C.; Moss, K.; Sanders, M. 2005. Diet of hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in the upper Waitaki Basin, New Zealand: implications for conservation. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 29(1): 29-35.

Kean, M. 2004. Adaptive radiation of the New Zealand geckos. Chit Chat (Newsletter of the GGA) 15: 4-5.

King, C.M. 2009. Dynamic taxonomy versus field identification: a dilemma for New Zealand herpetologists. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 36(1): 59-60.

King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, 2009. Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. pp. 431-551. In: Gordon, D.P. (ed.). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Vol. 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch. 566 pp.

Lash, S.L.S. 1980. Conservation in New Zealand. Explorer 22(2): 14-18.

Lettink, M.; O'Donnell, C.F.J.; Hoare, J.M. 2011. Accuracy and precision of skink counts from artificial retreats. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 35(3): 236-246.

Linley, M. 1990. New Zealand lizards. pp. 45-49. In: Coote, J. (ed.). Reptiles: Proceedings of the 1988 U.K. Herpetological Societies Symposium on Captive Breeding. British Herpetological Society, London. 108 pp.

Linley, M. 1995. The reptiles of New Zealand. Rephiberary 207: 6-10.

Lucas, A.H.S.; Frost, C. 1897. The lizards (Lacertilia) indigenous to New Zealand. Transactions N. Zealand Inst. 29: 264-280.

Macredie, G. 1984. The lizard fauna of Castle Rock, Coromandel, New Zealand. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 15(2): 37-40.

Markwell, T.J.; Daugherty, C.H. 2002. Invertebrate and lizard abundance is greater on seabird-inhabited islands than on seabird-free islands in the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. Ecoscience 9(3): 293-299.

McCallum, J. 1980. Reptiles of the northern Mokohinau Group. Tane 26: 53-59.

McCallum, J. 1980. The locality of Flat Island. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 11(2): 5-6.

McCallum, J. 1981. Reptiles of Tawhiti Rahi Island, Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand. Tane 27: 55-58.

McCallum, J. 1981. Reptiles of the North Cape region, New Zealand. Tane 27: 153-157.

McCallum, J. 1983. Reptiles of the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 14(1-2): 35-41.

McCallum, J.; Harker, F.R. 1981. Reptiles of Cuvier Island. Tane 27: 17-22.

McCallum, J.; Harker, F.R. 1982. Reptiles of Little Barrier Island. Tane 28: 21-27.

McCallum, J.; Hitchmough, R.A. 1982. Lizards of Rakitu (Arid) Island. Tane 28: 135-136.

McCann, C. 1955. The lizards of New Zealand. Gekkonidae and Scincidae. Dominion Museum Bulletin 17: 1-127.

McCann, C. 1956. Key to the lizards of New Zealand. Tuatara 6(2): 45-51.

McCann, C. 1966. Key to the marine turtles and snakes occurring in New Zealand. Tuatara 14: 73-81.

McCann, C. 1966. The marine turtles and snakes occurring in New Zealand. Records Dom. Mus., Wellington 5: 201-215.

McCann, Y.M. 1957. The distribution of New Zealand reptiles. Proceedings N.Z. Ecol. Soc. 4: 15-16.

McPherson, L. 1979. A catalogue of New Zealand wildlife sound recordings. Recorded Sound 74-75: 64-69.

Metsers, E.M.; Seddon, P.J.; Heezik, Y.M. van 2010. Cat-exclusion zones in rural and urban-fringe landscapes: how large would they have to be? Wildlife Research 37(1): 47-56.

Miller, K.A.; Bell, T.P.; Germano, J.M. 2014. Understanding publication bias in reintroduction biology by assessing translocations of New Zealand's herpetofauna. Conservation Biology 28(4): 1045-1056.

Mitchell, P. 2014. A newly discovered skink at Bream Head, Northland. BioGecko 2: 28.

Molloy, L.; Cubitt, G. 1994. Wild New Zealand. New Holland Publishers, London. 208 pp.

Newman, D.G. 1982. New Zealand herpetology. Occasional Publication New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Wildlife Services 2: 1-495.

Newman, D.G. 1982. New Zealand lizard taxonomy: an introduction. Occasional Publication New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Wildlife Services 2: 303-307.

Newman, D.G. 1983. New Zealand herpetological research - the work of the NZ wildlife service. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 14(1-2): 42-51.

Nielsen, S.V.; Bauer, A.M.; Jackman, T.R.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Daugherty, C.H. 2011. New Zealand geckos (Diplodactylidae): cryptic diversity in a post-Gondwanan lineage with trans-Tasman affinities. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 59(1): 1-22.

Norbury, G.; Heyward, R.; Parkes, J. 2009. Skink and invertebrate abundance in relation to vegetation, rabbits and predators in a New Zealand dryland ecosystem. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 33(1): 24-31.

Ogle, C.C. 1981. Great Barrier Island wildlife survey. Tane 27: 177-200.

Oliver, W.R.B. 1925. Occurrence of the Leathery Turtle in New Zealand. New Zealand J. Sci. Tech. 7(5): 297.

Parrish, G.R.; Anderson, P.J. 1999. Lizard transfers from Matapia Island to Motuopao Island, Northland and observations on other fauna. Tane 37: 1-14.

Parrish, G.R.; Pierce, R.J. 1993. Reptiles of Motuopao Island, Northland, New Zealand. Tane 34: 53-58.

Pickard, C.R.; Towns, D.R. 1988. Atlas of the amphibians and reptiles of New Zealand. Conservation Sciences Publication 1: 1-59.

Porter, R. 1981. Lizards of Lady Alice Island, Hen and Chickens Group, north-east New Zealand. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 13(1): 26-28.

Porter, R. 1982. Some comments on the distribution of lizards on islands in the Hen and Chicken group north-east New Zealand. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 13(2): 12-13.

Porter, R. 1988. New Zealand lizards. The neglected animals. Forest & Bird (Wellington) 19(3)(249): 14-17.

Porter, R. 1988. Notes on a trip to the Mercury Islands, north east New Zealand with special reference to Whitaker's skink (Cyclodina whitakeri). Herpetofauna (Sydney) 18(2): 8-10.

Powell, A.W.B. 1947. Native animals of New Zealand. University Press, Auckland. 96 pp.

Powlesland, R.G. 1981. Ecology of Oruawairua Island, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. 4. The vertebrates. Mauri Ora 9: 53-58.

Robb, J. 1973. Reptiles and Amphibia. pp. 285-303. In: Williams, G.R. (ed.). The natural history of New Zealand. An ecological survey. Reed & Reed, Wellington, Sydney & London. 437 pp.

Robb, J. 1980. New Zealand amphibians and reptiles in colour. Collins, Auckland. 128 pp.

Robb, J. 1982. Lizard discussion: protection, legislation and research priorities. Occasional Publication New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Wildlife Services 2: 445-462.

Robb, J. 1982. Taxonomy of the New Zealand geckos. Occasional Publication New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Wildlife Services 2: 317-320.

Robb, J. 1986. New Zealand amphibians & reptiles. Collins, Auckland, Sydney & London. 128 pp.

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Saint Girons, H. 1987. Peuplements compares des reptiles terrestres de la Nouvelle Zelande et de l'Australie. Bulletin de la Societe Zoologique de France 112(1-2): 49-60.

Saint Girons, H.; Wodzicki, K. 1986. Biogeographies des vertebres terrestres de Nouvelle Zelande. Compte Rendu des Seances de la Societe de Biogeographie 62(3): 87-103.

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Sherley, G.H.; Stringer, I.A.N.; Parrish, G.R. 2010. Summary of native bat, reptile, amphibian and terrestrial invertebrate translocations in New Zealand. Science for Conservation (Wellington) 303: 1-39.

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Taylor, D.H. 1976. Records of amphibians, reptiles and mammals of the Leigh District, New Zealand. Tane 22: 173-176.

Taylor, G.A. 1991. Flora and fauna of Plate (Montunau) Island, Bay of Plenty. Tane 33: 113-120.

Taylor, G.A.; Lovegrove, T.G.; Miskelly, C.M.; McFadden, I.; Whitaker, A.H. 1990. An ecological survey of small islands in the Mercury group. Tane 32: 151-167.

Taylor, R.H. 1967. Montunau Island, Canterbury, New Zealand, an ecological survey. Mammals and birds with a note on lizards. Bulletin N.Z. Dept. Scient. Ind. Res. 178: 42-67.

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Thomas, B.W. 1982. New Zealand Gekkonidae: evolutionary trends and taxa. Occasional Publication New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Wildlife Services 2: 333-339.

Thomas, B.W. 1983. A review of the herpetofauna of southern New Zealand with some taxonomic considerations. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 14(1-2): 22-34.

Thoresen, A.C. 1976. The resting place of the winds. Oceans 9(3): 42-47.

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Towns, D.R. 1971. The lizards of the islands visited by Field Club 1953-1954. A revision with some additions 1969-1970. Tane 17: 91-96.

Towns, D.R. 1971. The lizards of Whale Island. Tane 17: 61-65.

Towns, D.R. 1972. The reptiles of Red Mercury Island. Tane 18: 95-105.

Towns, D.R. 1974. A note on the lizards of the Slipper Island group. Tane 20: 35-36.

Towns, D.R. 1974. Zoogoegraphy and the New Zealand Scincidae. Journal R. Soc. N.Z. 4(2): 217-226.

Towns, D.R. 1988. A field guide to the lizards of New Zealand. New Zealand Wildlife Service Occasional Publication 7: 1-28.

Towns, D.R. 1991. Response of lizard assemblages in the Mercury Islands, New Zealand, to removal of an introduced rodent: the Kiore (Rattus exulans). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 21(2): 119-136.

Towns, D.R. 2011. Eradications of vertebrate pests from islands around New Zealand: what have we delivered and what have we learned. Occasional Papers of the IUCN Species Survival Commission 42: 364-371.

Towns, D.R.; Daugherty, C.H. 1994. Patterns of range contractions and extinctions in New Zealand herpetofauna following human colonisation. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 21(4): 325-339.

Towns, D.R.; Daugherty, C.H.; Cree, A. 2001. Raising the prospects for a forgotten fauna: a review of 10 years of conservation effort for New Zealand reptiles. Biological Conservation 99(1): 3-16.

Towns, D.R.; Daugherty, C.H.; Newman, D.G. 1985. An overview of the ecological biogeography of the New Zealand lizards (Gekkonidae, Scincidae). pp. 107-115. In: Grigg, G.; Shine, R. & Ehmann, H. (eds.). Biology of Australian frogs and reptiles. Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty & the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Chipping Norton (NSW). 527 pp.

Towns, D.R.; Elliott, G.P. 1996. Effects of habitat structure on distribution and abundance of lizards at Pukerua Bay, Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 20(2): 191-206.

Towns, D.R.; Ferreira, S.M.; Cruddace, N.; Oldham, R.S.; Burke, T. 2001. Conservation of New Zealand lizards (Lacertilia: Scincidae) by translocation of small populations. Biological Conservation 98(2): 211-222.

Towns, D.R.; Hayward, B.W. 1973. Reptiles of the Aldermen Islands. Tane 19: 93-102.

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Wells, R.W.; Wellington, C.R. 1985. A synopsis of the Amphibia and Reptilia of New Zealand. Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplementary Series 1: 62-64.

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Whitaker, A.H. 1968. The lizards of the Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Science 11: 623-651.

Whitaker, A.H. 1970. Neuseeländische Echsen. Aqua Terra 7: 93-96.

Whitaker, A.H. 1970. Neuseeländische Echsen. Aqua Terra 7: 97-101.

Whitaker, A.H. 1976. New Zealand lizards. Forest Bird 202: 8-11.

Whitaker, A.H. 1978. The effects of rodents on reptiles and amphibians. New Zealand Department of Lands and Survey Information Series 4: 75-88.

Whitaker, A.H. 1982. General discussion on lizards. Occasional Publication New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Wildlife Services 2: 435-439.

Whitaker, A.H. 1982. New Zealand gecko taxonomy. Occasional Publication New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Wildlife Services 2: 309-315.

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