Chapter 1: Introduction (David Chapple).- Chapter 2: New Zealand lizards: a historical perspective (Glenn Shea, University of Sydney, Australia).- Chapter 3: Fossil record of New Zealand lizards (Trevor Worthy, Flinders University, Australia).- Chapter 4: Taxonomy of New Zealand lizards (David Chapple and Rod Hitchmough, NZ Department of Conservation).- Chapter 5: Biogeography of New Zealand lizards (David Chapple and Rod Hitchmough).- Chapter 6: Ecology, diet and habitat use (David Chapple).- Chapter 7: Reproduction, life history and captive breeding (Alison Cree, University of Otago, NZ).- Chapter 8: Parasites, diseases and pathogens of New Zealand lizards (Brett Gartrell, Massey University, NZ).- Chapter 9: Physiology of New Zealand lizards (Alison Cree, and Kelly Hare, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ).- Chapter 10: Sampling techniques for New Zealand lizards (Marieke Lettink, Fauna Finders, Christchurch, NZ).- Chapter 11: Conservation of New Zealand lizards (Dave Towns, Auckland University of Technology/NZ Department of Conservation, and Rod Hitchmough).- Chapter 12: Translocations of New Zealand lizards (Dave Towns, and Kim Miller, University of Melbourne, Australia).- Chapter 13: Lizard conservation in mainland sanctuaries (Nicola Nelson, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand).- Chapter 14: The introduced rainbow skink in New Zealand (David Chapple, and Jo Peace, University of Auckland).- Chapter 15: Conclusions and future directions (David Chapple).
