Abstract

Daily and seasonal assessments were made of the thermal ecology of four coexisting lizard species from the New South Wales arid zone, varying in size between 5 and 700 g. The smaller species (Tympanocryptis lineata, Amphibolurus nuchalis) were observed only during hotter periods and had higher mean body temperatures (>37°C), while the larger species (A. vitticeps, Trachydosaurus rugosus) preferred thermally more moderate periods and had lower mean body temperatures (

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