Simpson, Thomas W. https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3821-8262
Baling, Marleen https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0389-4807
Gaskett, Anne C.
Gibson, Richard C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7659-9537
Matthews, Steven https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1315-8731
Beggs, Jacqueline R. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2112-2803
Funding for this research was provided by:
James Fawcett New Zealand Herpetofauna Postgraduate Research Award
University of Auckland
Auckland Zoo
Unitec Institute of Technology
University of Auckland
Article History
Received: 26 June 2025
Accepted: 18 December 2025
First Online: 24 January 2026
Declarations
:
: The authors have not disclosed any competing interests.