Australian lizards are outstanding models for reproductive biology research

JU Van Dyke, MB Thompson… - Australian Journal of …, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
Australian lizards are a diverse group distributed across the continent and inhabiting a wide
range of environments. Together, they exhibit a remarkable diversity of reproductive …

Stable social grouping in lizards

GM While, MG Gardner, DG Chapple… - Behavior of …, 2019 - taylorfrancis.com
This chapter provides an overview of research on stable social grouping in lizards, focusing
on contributions and future directions. It explains a detailed overview of patterns of stable …

13 Sociality in Lizards

MJ Whiting, GM While - Comparative social evolution, 2017 - books.google.com
Lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians (worm lizards) form a monophyletic group (the
squamate reptiles), which contains 9,712 species (Uetz & Hošek, 2015) in 61 families …

Why is social behavior rare in reptiles? Lessons from sleepy lizards

CM Bull, MG Gardner, A Sih, O Spiegel… - Advances in the Study of …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper reflects on the social organization of a lizard species, the Australian sleepy lizard,
Tiliqua rugosa. Our knowledge of this species has arisen from over 35 years of intimate and …

[HTML][HTML] The Australian Endangered Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard and Livestock Grazing

MG Gardner - 2024 - intechopen.com
Endangered pygmy bluetongue lizards are now only found on livestock grazed properties in
the Mid-North of South Australia, in a highly fragmented habitat of remaining native …

Mating behaviour in pygmy bluetongue lizards: do females 'attract'male lizards?

M Ebrahimi, SS Godfrey, AL Fenner… - Australian Journal of …, 2015 - CSIRO Publishing
Mating behaviour in lizards has been well studied, with most reports indicating that the male
dominates in initiating the mating, characteristically displaying visually to attract partners …

Parasite in peril? A new species of mite in the genus Ophiomegistus Banks (Parasitiformes: Paramegistidae) on an endangered host, the pygmy bluetongue lizard …

BT Derne, MN Hutchinson, P Weinstein… - Austral …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Host‐parasite relationships are generally understudied in wild populations but have a
potential to influence host population dynamics and the broader ecosystem, which becomes …

The impact of sheep grazing on burrows for pygmy bluetongue lizards and on burrow digging spiders

J Clayton, CM Bull - Journal of Zoology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Grazing by domestic stock has altered and degraded natural grassland ecosystems
worldwide, directly and indirectly impacting the endemic plant and animal species …

Long and short term residence in refuge burrows by endangered pygmy bluetongue lizards

CM Bull, SS Godfrey, M Ebrahimi, AL Fenner - Amphibia-Reptilia, 2015 - brill.com
The pygmy bluetongue lizard (Tiliqua adelaidensis) is an endangered species which is
restricted to native grassland remnants in South Australia. Individuals live in vertical burrows …

Captive breeding for conservation

JP Cohn - BioScience, 1988 - JSTOR
Despite success stories, this strategy remains controversial within the conservation
community ('i 7ou cannot believe how beautiful these babies are," said a beaming Robert …