About the Authors

Charlie J. Gardner

cg399@kent.ac.uk

Affiliations Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom, WWF Madagascar and Western Indian Ocean Programme Office, BP 738, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar

Christopher J. Raxworthy

Affiliation Department of Herpetology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York, United States of America

Kristian Metcalfe

Affiliations Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom, Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom, Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Achille P. Raselimanana

Affiliations Association Vahatra, BP 3972, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar, Département de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences, BP 906, Université d’Antananarivo, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar

Robert J. Smith

Affiliation Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

Zoe G. Davies

Affiliation Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

Co-author Zoe G. Davies is a PLoS ONE Editorial board member, but confirm that this does not alter the authors' adherence to PLoS ONE editorial policies and criteria.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: CJG CJR KM APR RJS ZGD. Performed the experiments: CJG KM. Analyzed the data: CJG KM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: CJR APR. Wrote the paper: CJG CJR KM APR RJS ZGD.