Diseases of New Zealand Reptiles

摘要: There are considerable gaps in our knowledge of the endemic diseases that present New Zealand lizards. The area which has received most attention is parasites lizards, but even here focus scientific endeavour has, until recently, been on taxonomy rather than any pathogenic effects host. reptile currently exotic to may threaten native lizard species if they introduced by smuggling or legal importation. For first section this chapter, I report results a retrospective review post-mortem databases held at Institute Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences Massey University Zealand. Using information, identify major causes mortality identified examination reptiles Bacterial mycotic infections were commonly cause death for geckos tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) kept Renal disease was common skinks. second part briefly agents found