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From assumed barrier to proven threat: first evidence of road mortality in the Monaro grassland earless dragon (Tympanocryptis osbornei)

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This field note documents the first confirmed case of road mortality in the endangered Monaro grassland earless dragon (Tympanocryptis osbornei), overturning the prevailing assumption that sealed roads function solely as movement barriers for this species. The observation demonstrates that roads can pose a direct mortality threat and highlights the need to explicitly consider vehicle strike in impact assessments, road planning, and mitigation for grassland earless dragons.

Source: Pacific Conservation Biology

DOI: 10.1071/pc25094

Authors: Chad T. Beranek, Chris Beavon, Ryan Colley, Jesse Campbell, George Madani

Institutions: University of Newcastle Australia, University of Canberra

Language: English

Topic: Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Life on land

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W7127979193

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