Conservation Management of the Endangered Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard

在欧洲人定居之前，俾格米蓝舌蜥蜴可能生活在阿德莱德平原150公里以上的地方，但现在只有南澳大利亚州中北部的几处私人所有的房产才知道它的身影。在采取具体的保护策略之前，如放生到新的地点，需要更多地了解可存活种群的遗传和社会结构，以及可能对任何移植造成不利影响的自然寄生虫动物群。这个项目探索了蜥蜴生物学的这些方面，加深了我们对蜥蜴种群结构的一般了解，也加深了我们对该物种保护问题的具体理解。

The Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard probably occurred over 150km of the Adelaide Plains before European settlement, but is now known from only a few privately owned properties in the mid-north of South Australia. Before adopting specific conservation strategies, such as release to new sites, more needs to be known about the genetic and social structure of viable populations, and the natural parasite fauna that may detrimentally affect any transplants. This project explores those aspects of the lizard biology, enhancing both our general understanding of lizard population structure and our specific understanding of conservation issues for this species.