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. 2012 Sep 3;6(2):324–339. doi: 10.1111/eva.12002

Table 2.

Details of the Lampropholis delicata specimens intercepted being accidentally transported within New Zealand to regions beyond the established range. All intercepted lizards were found alone rather than in groups. Note that L. delicata did not establish in Palmerston North until approximately 2007

Interception Lizard


Sample code Location Month Transport method Cargo type Cargo contents Snout-vent length Adult? Alive? Predicted origin Haplotype
LDN05 Palmerston North February Truck Freight Pet food 40 Y Dead Auckland MAF03/NZ1
LDN11 Havelock North August Truck Freight Building materials 39 Y Dead Auckland MAF02/NZ4
LDN12 Dunedin August Truck or trail Freight Timber 35 Y Alive Auckland MAF07/NZ5
LDN16 Palmerston North October Truck Freight Machinery 40 Y Alive Unknown MAF02/NZ4
LDN17 Christchurch October Truck or trail Freight Steel 49 Y Alive Auckland MAF08/NZ3
LDN18 Christchurch December Truck Freight Decorations 28 N Dead Waihi Beach MAF03/NZ1
LDN22 Christchurch May Rail Container Mixed freight 33 N Alive Auckland MAF04/NZ6
LDN24 Nelson June Sea Shipping container Household effects 44 Y Alive Auckland MAF09/NZ2
LDN29 Palmerston North October Truck Courier Computer 37 Y Alive Auckland MAF03/NZ1
LDN30 Palmerston North October Truck Freight Engine parts 30 N Alive Auckland MAF03/NZ1
LDN33 Christchurch May Sea Shipping container Beverages 40 Y Alive Auckland MAF03/NZ1
LDN37 Christchurch July Truck Freight Electrical fittings 39 Y Alive Auckland MAF03/NZ1
LDN45 Palmerston North February Truck Freight Building materials 38 Y Alive Auckland MAF08/NZ3
LDN49 Palmerston North May Truck Freight Pipe fittings 36 Y Alive Auckland MAF08/NZ3
LDN51 Porirua July Truck Freight Vegetables 22 N Alive Auckland MAF03/NZ1
LDN58 New Plymouth May Truck Freight New car 37 Y Alive Auckland MAF03/NZ1
LDN61 Christchurch June Rail or sea Container Unknown 38 Y Alive Auckland MAF03/NZ1
LDN68 Napier March Truck Freight Plasticware 14 N Dead Auckland MAF09/NZ2
LDN217 Dunedin November Truck Freight Mail 30 N Alive Unknown MAF03/NZ1
LDN219 Napier December Truck Freight Mail 27 N Alive Auckland MAF11
LDN223 Palmerston North October Unknown Unknown Unknown 34 N Alive Unknown MAF08/NZ3
LDN224 Stratford October Truck Freight Ceramics 26 N Alive Auckland MAF08/NZ3
LDN225 Rotorua November Truck Freight Beverages 39 Y Dead Auckland MAF12
LDN232 New Plymouth July Truck Freight Steel 40 Y Alive Auckland MAF03/NZ1