Environmental DNA (eDNA) is an increasingly used non-invasive molecular tool for
detecting species presence and monitoring populations. In this article, we review the current …

The need for efficient, accurate biodiversity monitoring is growing, especially for globally
imperiled taxa, such as amphibians. Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis holds enormous …

Performing ecological surveys for secretive, fossorial snakes is challenging. Traditional
survey methods involve visual observation under artificial cover objects (ACOs); this is labor …

Reptiles are increasingly of conservation concern due to their susceptibility to habitat loss,
emerging disease, and harvest in the wildlife trade. However, reptile populations are often …

Given limited resources for managing invasive species, traditional survey methods may not
be feasible to implement at a regional scale. Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling has …

Successful conservation of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) species is dependent
upon rapid and accurate assessment of their distribution and abundance. However …

Simple Summary Small and difficult to find species of conservation concern such as the
Kirtland's Snake require significant survey effort using traditional methods. Surveying for …

A severe lack of distribution data for aquatic reptiles in northern Australia leaves many taxa
vulnerable to extirpation and extinction. Environmental DNA (eDNA) technologies offer …

Biodiversity monitoring is a difficult and expensive activity that is chronically underfunded.
Visual Encounter Surveys (VES) are a common monitoring tool for poikilothermic organisms …

The Giant Gartersnake (Thamnophis gigas) is a low density visually evasive species with a
low detection probability based on standard field survey methods (eg, traps, visual census) …