A frontier in the use of camera traps: surveying terrestrial squamate assemblages

摘要: There is an urgent need to improve methods for surveying snakes and lizards (squamates). Currently, fundamental data gaps exist about squamate distributions abundance in numerous regions. Traditional survey are useful, but they also resource labour intensive. In recent decades, camera traps have provided researchers effective, cost-efficient minimally invasive tool; albeit primarily birds, mammals fish. The use of reptiles generally, squamates specifically, has been limited. Yet, developments trapping methodology demonstrate how could be used a assemblage. Although further research required, these encouraging. Thus, with primary frontier trapping.