2014
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2014.911753
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Abstract: There are few effective or efficient established methods for monitoring cryptic herpetofauna. Footprint tracking tunnels are routinely used to index small mammal populations, but also have potential for monitoring herpetofauna. We evaluated the utility of tracking tunnels for identification of New Zealand lizards using captive-and wild-sourced animals (four skink and eight gecko species). All skink prints that we obtained were indistinct or obscure, but we obtained relatively clear, measurable prints for all g… Show more

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“…Despite the gradual decrease in equipment costs and the long periods of time that cameras can be active without requiring maintenance, the cost-efficiency of remote cameras compared to more traditional monitoring tools is still low, especially in the short term (Glen et al 2014). Another limitation is the inability that many commercially available cameras have to detect ectothermic animals, such as lizards and insects, whereas tracking tunnels can detect these species (Jarvie & Monks 2014). A further drawback of camera trapping is the responses that some mammals have shown to the cameras.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Despite the gradual decrease in equipment costs and the long periods of time that cameras can be active without requiring maintenance, the cost-efficiency of remote cameras compared to more traditional monitoring tools is still low, especially in the short term (Glen et al 2014). Another limitation is the inability that many commercially available cameras have to detect ectothermic animals, such as lizards and insects, whereas tracking tunnels can detect these species (Jarvie & Monks 2014). A further drawback of camera trapping is the responses that some mammals have shown to the cameras.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Footprints of geckos and skinks are also clearly identifiable (Jarvie and Monks 2014). However, we used the tracking tunnel cards primarily for monitoring D. rugosa and we include data on gecko tracking to confirm our observations on their distribution.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 94%
“…However, there are some differences in their application, most notably the use of baited pitfall traps (Whitaker 1967a) instead of trapping arrays containing unbaited pitfall and/or funnel traps connected by drift fencing (reviewed by Fisher & Rochester 2012). In addition, detection of New Zealand lizards by their sign or presence is currently in an exploratory phase, with various researchers assessing the utility of footprint tracking tunnels (Siyam 2006; van Winkel 2008;Jarvie & Monks 2014), electronic sensor pads and remote cameras (Bogisch 2014;Johnston 2014). An additional detection method trialled in New Zealand (with some success) is the use of reptile (lizard and tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus) detector dogs (Browne et al 2006).…”
Section: Comparison To International Standard Inventory and Monitorinmentioning
confidence: 99%