taxonID	type	format	identifier	references	title	description	created	creator	contributor	publisher	audience	source	license	rightsHolder	datasetID
0390B574CB132B3FFF2EE457FBD0F84E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/3258588/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3258588	FIGURE 3. O. infrapunctatum holotype, date and locality unknown. Arranged loan between the British Museum (BMNH; London) and Te Papa, National Museum of New Zealand (NMNZ; Wellington) (photo: Jean-Claude Stahl).	FIGURE 3. O. infrapunctatum holotype, date and locality unknown. Arranged loan between the British Museum (BMNH; London) and Te Papa, National Museum of New Zealand (NMNZ; Wellington) (photo: Jean-Claude Stahl).	2019-06-26	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.		Zenodo	biologists	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.			
0390B574CB132B3FFF2EE457FBD0F84E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/3258590/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3258590	FIGURE 4. a–j. Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the Oligosoma infrapunctatum species group (O. albornense, n=4; O. auroraensis, n=6; O. newmani, n=50; O. robinsoni, n=14; O. salmo, n=5). a) snout-ear (SE)/ear-axilla (EF), b) midbody scales, c) ventral scales, d) upper ciliaries, e) supraciliaries, f) supralabials, g) snout-vent length (SVL)/ hindlimb length (HLL), h) subdigital lamellae, i) axilla-groin (AG)/snout-forelimb (SF), j) head-length (HL)/ head-width (HW). If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95% confidence interval.	FIGURE 4. a–j. Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the Oligosoma infrapunctatum species group (O. albornense, n=4; O. auroraensis, n=6; O. newmani, n=50; O. robinsoni, n=14; O. salmo, n=5). a) snout-ear (SE)/ear-axilla (EF), b) midbody scales, c) ventral scales, d) upper ciliaries, e) supraciliaries, f) supralabials, g) snout-vent length (SVL)/ hindlimb length (HLL), h) subdigital lamellae, i) axilla-groin (AG)/snout-forelimb (SF), j) head-length (HL)/ head-width (HW). If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95% confidence interval.	2019-06-26	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.		Zenodo	biologists	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.			
0390B574CB0C2B3AFF2EE5E7FC88FBFF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/3258600/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3258600	FIGURE 5. a) O. newmani holotype, Stephens Island (Takapourewa) (photo: Jean-Claude Stahl). b) Live specimen of O. newmani, Serpentine Creek (photo: Marieke Lettink).	FIGURE 5. a) O. newmani holotype, Stephens Island (Takapourewa) (photo: Jean-Claude Stahl). b) Live specimen of O. newmani, Serpentine Creek (photo: Marieke Lettink).	2019-06-26	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.		Zenodo	biologists	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.			
0390B574CB0C2B3AFF2EE5E7FC88FBFF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/3258590/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3258590	FIGURE 4. a–j. Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the Oligosoma infrapunctatum species group (O. albornense, n=4; O. auroraensis, n=6; O. newmani, n=50; O. robinsoni, n=14; O. salmo, n=5). a) snout-ear (SE)/ear-axilla (EF), b) midbody scales, c) ventral scales, d) upper ciliaries, e) supraciliaries, f) supralabials, g) snout-vent length (SVL)/ hindlimb length (HLL), h) subdigital lamellae, i) axilla-groin (AG)/snout-forelimb (SF), j) head-length (HL)/ head-width (HW). If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95% confidence interval.	FIGURE 4. a–j. Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the Oligosoma infrapunctatum species group (O. albornense, n=4; O. auroraensis, n=6; O. newmani, n=50; O. robinsoni, n=14; O. salmo, n=5). a) snout-ear (SE)/ear-axilla (EF), b) midbody scales, c) ventral scales, d) upper ciliaries, e) supraciliaries, f) supralabials, g) snout-vent length (SVL)/ hindlimb length (HLL), h) subdigital lamellae, i) axilla-groin (AG)/snout-forelimb (SF), j) head-length (HL)/ head-width (HW). If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95% confidence interval.	2019-06-26	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.		Zenodo	biologists	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.			
0390B574CB082B37FF2EE11BFE85F9BF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/3258602/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3258602	FIGURE 6. a) O. robinsoni holotype, Moutohorā (Whale Island) (photo: Jean-Claude Stahl). b) Live specimen of O. robinsoni, Moutohorā (Whale Island) (photo: Dylan van Winkel).	FIGURE 6. a) O. robinsoni holotype, Moutohorā (Whale Island) (photo: Jean-Claude Stahl). b) Live specimen of O. robinsoni, Moutohorā (Whale Island) (photo: Dylan van Winkel).	2019-06-26	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.		Zenodo	biologists	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.			
0390B574CB082B37FF2EE11BFE85F9BF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/3258590/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3258590	FIGURE 4. a–j. Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the Oligosoma infrapunctatum species group (O. albornense, n=4; O. auroraensis, n=6; O. newmani, n=50; O. robinsoni, n=14; O. salmo, n=5). a) snout-ear (SE)/ear-axilla (EF), b) midbody scales, c) ventral scales, d) upper ciliaries, e) supraciliaries, f) supralabials, g) snout-vent length (SVL)/ hindlimb length (HLL), h) subdigital lamellae, i) axilla-groin (AG)/snout-forelimb (SF), j) head-length (HL)/ head-width (HW). If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95% confidence interval.	FIGURE 4. a–j. Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the Oligosoma infrapunctatum species group (O. albornense, n=4; O. auroraensis, n=6; O. newmani, n=50; O. robinsoni, n=14; O. salmo, n=5). a) snout-ear (SE)/ear-axilla (EF), b) midbody scales, c) ventral scales, d) upper ciliaries, e) supraciliaries, f) supralabials, g) snout-vent length (SVL)/ hindlimb length (HLL), h) subdigital lamellae, i) axilla-groin (AG)/snout-forelimb (SF), j) head-length (HL)/ head-width (HW). If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95% confidence interval.	2019-06-26	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.		Zenodo	biologists	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.			
0390B574CB082B37FF2EE11BFE85F9BF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/3258586/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3258586	FIGURE 2. Maximum Likelihood (ML) phylogenetic tree, with 1,000 bootstraps, for the Oligosoma infrapunctatum species complex. Well-supported nodes (i.e. bootstrap support>70) are indicated with an asterisk.	FIGURE 2. Maximum Likelihood (ML) phylogenetic tree, with 1,000 bootstraps, for the Oligosoma infrapunctatum species complex. Well-supported nodes (i.e. bootstrap support>70) are indicated with an asterisk.	2019-06-26	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.		Zenodo	biologists	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.			
0390B574CB052B33FF2EE3DBFC3FFEAF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/3258604/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3258604	FIGURE 7. a) O. salmo holotype, Chesterfield, West Coast of South Island (photo: Jean-Claude Stahl). b), c) Live specimen of O. salmo, Chesterfield, South Island (photo: Dylan van Winkel).	FIGURE 7. a) O. salmo holotype, Chesterfield, West Coast of South Island (photo: Jean-Claude Stahl). b), c) Live specimen of O. salmo, Chesterfield, South Island (photo: Dylan van Winkel).	2019-06-26	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.		Zenodo	biologists	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.			
0390B574CB052B33FF2EE3DBFC3FFEAF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/3258590/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3258590	FIGURE 4. a–j. Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the Oligosoma infrapunctatum species group (O. albornense, n=4; O. auroraensis, n=6; O. newmani, n=50; O. robinsoni, n=14; O. salmo, n=5). a) snout-ear (SE)/ear-axilla (EF), b) midbody scales, c) ventral scales, d) upper ciliaries, e) supraciliaries, f) supralabials, g) snout-vent length (SVL)/ hindlimb length (HLL), h) subdigital lamellae, i) axilla-groin (AG)/snout-forelimb (SF), j) head-length (HL)/ head-width (HW). If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95% confidence interval.	FIGURE 4. a–j. Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the Oligosoma infrapunctatum species group (O. albornense, n=4; O. auroraensis, n=6; O. newmani, n=50; O. robinsoni, n=14; O. salmo, n=5). a) snout-ear (SE)/ear-axilla (EF), b) midbody scales, c) ventral scales, d) upper ciliaries, e) supraciliaries, f) supralabials, g) snout-vent length (SVL)/ hindlimb length (HLL), h) subdigital lamellae, i) axilla-groin (AG)/snout-forelimb (SF), j) head-length (HL)/ head-width (HW). If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95% confidence interval.	2019-06-26	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.		Zenodo	biologists	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.			
0390B574CB052B33FF2EE3DBFC3FFEAF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/3258606/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3258606	FIGURE 8. a) Tail prehensility in subadult Oligosoma salmo sp. nov. (61 mm snout-vent; 4.05 g) (photo: Sabine Bernert). This has been observed in many individuals of this species - all those with intact or largely intact tails which have been tested. The grip of the tail on the finger was felt as very firm. b) In this individual (subadult male; 67 mm snout-vent, 6.19 g) the strength of the muscle contraction is shown by the formation of longitudinal ridges in the dorsal scales of the tail, which are normally completely smooth (photo: Lynn Adams).	FIGURE 8. a) Tail prehensility in subadult Oligosoma salmo sp. nov. (61 mm snout-vent; 4.05 g) (photo: Sabine Bernert). This has been observed in many individuals of this species - all those with intact or largely intact tails which have been tested. The grip of the tail on the finger was felt as very firm. b) In this individual (subadult male; 67 mm snout-vent, 6.19 g) the strength of the muscle contraction is shown by the formation of longitudinal ridges in the dorsal scales of the tail, which are normally completely smooth (photo: Lynn Adams).	2019-06-26	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.		Zenodo	biologists	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.			
0390B574CB012B0DFF2EE4EBFBD6FA73.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/3258608/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3258608	FIGURE 9. a) O. albornense holotype, Alborn Mine, West Coast of South Island (photo: Jean-Claude Stahl). b) Live specimen of albornense, Alborn Mine, West Coast of South Island (photo: James Reardon).	FIGURE 9. a) O. albornense holotype, Alborn Mine, West Coast of South Island (photo: Jean-Claude Stahl). b) Live specimen of albornense, Alborn Mine, West Coast of South Island (photo: James Reardon).	2019-06-26	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.		Zenodo	biologists	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.			
0390B574CB012B0DFF2EE4EBFBD6FA73.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/3258590/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3258590	FIGURE 4. a–j. Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the Oligosoma infrapunctatum species group (O. albornense, n=4; O. auroraensis, n=6; O. newmani, n=50; O. robinsoni, n=14; O. salmo, n=5). a) snout-ear (SE)/ear-axilla (EF), b) midbody scales, c) ventral scales, d) upper ciliaries, e) supraciliaries, f) supralabials, g) snout-vent length (SVL)/ hindlimb length (HLL), h) subdigital lamellae, i) axilla-groin (AG)/snout-forelimb (SF), j) head-length (HL)/ head-width (HW). If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95% confidence interval.	FIGURE 4. a–j. Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the Oligosoma infrapunctatum species group (O. albornense, n=4; O. auroraensis, n=6; O. newmani, n=50; O. robinsoni, n=14; O. salmo, n=5). a) snout-ear (SE)/ear-axilla (EF), b) midbody scales, c) ventral scales, d) upper ciliaries, e) supraciliaries, f) supralabials, g) snout-vent length (SVL)/ hindlimb length (HLL), h) subdigital lamellae, i) axilla-groin (AG)/snout-forelimb (SF), j) head-length (HL)/ head-width (HW). If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95% confidence interval.	2019-06-26	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.		Zenodo	biologists	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.			
0390B574CB3F2B0EFF2EE08EFCB4F8C7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/3258610/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3258610	FIGURE 10. a) O. auroraensis holotype, Ocean Beach, Cape Kidnappers, North Island (photo: Jean-Claude Stahl). b) Live specimen of O. auroraensis, Hawkes Bay, North Island (photo: Dylan van Winkel).	FIGURE 10. a) O. auroraensis holotype, Ocean Beach, Cape Kidnappers, North Island (photo: Jean-Claude Stahl). b) Live specimen of O. auroraensis, Hawkes Bay, North Island (photo: Dylan van Winkel).	2019-06-26	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.		Zenodo	biologists	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.			
0390B574CB3F2B0EFF2EE08EFCB4F8C7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/3258590/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3258590	FIGURE 4. a–j. Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the Oligosoma infrapunctatum species group (O. albornense, n=4; O. auroraensis, n=6; O. newmani, n=50; O. robinsoni, n=14; O. salmo, n=5). a) snout-ear (SE)/ear-axilla (EF), b) midbody scales, c) ventral scales, d) upper ciliaries, e) supraciliaries, f) supralabials, g) snout-vent length (SVL)/ hindlimb length (HLL), h) subdigital lamellae, i) axilla-groin (AG)/snout-forelimb (SF), j) head-length (HL)/ head-width (HW). If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95% confidence interval.	FIGURE 4. a–j. Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the Oligosoma infrapunctatum species group (O. albornense, n=4; O. auroraensis, n=6; O. newmani, n=50; O. robinsoni, n=14; O. salmo, n=5). a) snout-ear (SE)/ear-axilla (EF), b) midbody scales, c) ventral scales, d) upper ciliaries, e) supraciliaries, f) supralabials, g) snout-vent length (SVL)/ hindlimb length (HLL), h) subdigital lamellae, i) axilla-groin (AG)/snout-forelimb (SF), j) head-length (HL)/ head-width (HW). If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95% confidence interval.	2019-06-26	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.		Zenodo	biologists	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.			
0390B574CB3F2B0EFF2EE08EFCB4F8C7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage	image/png	https://zenodo.org/record/3258586/files/figure.png	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3258586	FIGURE 2. Maximum Likelihood (ML) phylogenetic tree, with 1,000 bootstraps, for the Oligosoma infrapunctatum species complex. Well-supported nodes (i.e. bootstrap support>70) are indicated with an asterisk.	FIGURE 2. Maximum Likelihood (ML) phylogenetic tree, with 1,000 bootstraps, for the Oligosoma infrapunctatum species complex. Well-supported nodes (i.e. bootstrap support>70) are indicated with an asterisk.	2019-06-26	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.		Zenodo	biologists	Melzer, Sabine;Hitchmough, Rod A.;Bell, Trent;Chapple, David G.;Patterson, Geoff B.			
