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Table 2 Sampling sites for E. irwini eDNA detection along the Burdekin, Bowen and Broken River catchments

From: Environmental DNA analysis confirms extant populations of the cryptic Irwin’s turtle within its historical range

Catchment

Site name

Latitude (°S)

Longitude (°E)

Collection date

Site access

Sampling carried out by

Burdekin

The Rocksa [1]

19.7036

147.2919

21/09/2020

Road

RDMW

Bogie Riverb [2]

20.0515

147.3643

16/12/2020

Helicopter

JCU

Millarooa [3]

20.0552

147.2902

21/09/2020

Road

RDMW

Expedition Pass Creekb [4]

20.1512

147.2744

21/09/2020

Road

RDMW

Dalbega [5]

20.2775

147.3083

21/09/2020

Road

RDMW

Johnny Cake Roada [6]

20.2792

147.3103

28/04/2021

Road

BRU

Burdekin and Bowen junctiona [7]

20.4041

147.3186

16/12/2020

Helicopter

JCU

Blue Valley 1a [8]

20.4125

147.3469

22/09/2020

Road

RDMW

Blue Valley 2a [9]

20.4042

147.3606

22/09/2020

Road

RDMW

Gorge Weir 1a,c [10]

20.4728

147.2922

22/09/2020

Road

RDMW

Gorge Weir 2a,c [11]

20.4736

147.2897

28/04/2021

Road

BRU

Burdekin Falls Dam downstream 1a [12]

20.5264

147.2837

16/12/2020

Helicopter

JCU

Burdekin Falls Dam downstream 2a [13]

20.5636

147.2372

16/12/2020

Helicopter

JCU

Bowen

Terrible Creeka [14]

20.4522

147.3917

23/09/2020

Road

RDMW

 

Terrible Creek upstreama [15]

20.4573

147.4041

16/12/2020

Helicopter

JCU

Riverviewa [16]

20.4597

147.5142

23/09/2020

Road

RDMW

Bowen River Hotela [17]

20.5308

147.5563

23/09/2020

Road

RDMW

Bowen River Hotel upstreama [18]

20.5507

147.5625

16/12/2020

Helicopter

JCU

Pelican Creekb [19]

20.5539

147.6178

28/04/2021

Road

BRU

Myuna 1a [20]

20.5602

147.5864

16/12/2020

Helicopter

JCU

Myuna 2a [21]

20.5872

147.6043

16/12/2020

Helicopter

JCU

Birraleea [22]

20.6778

147.6719

23/09/2020

Road

RDMW

Bowen Developmental Roada [23]

20.7547

147.8553

24/09/2020

Road

RDMW

Exmoor Roada [24]

20.7489

147.9672

24/09/2020

Road

RDMW

Broken

Broken Rivera [25]

20.8314

148.1140

16/12/2020

Helicopter

JCU

Mount Sugarloafa [26]

20.8306

148.1786

16/12/2020

Helicopter

JCU

Grant Creekb [27]

20.8406

148.2649

29/04/2021

Road

BRU

Urannah Creek 1b [28]

20.9055

148.4377

29/04/2021

Road

BRU

Urannah Creek 2b [29]

20.9006

148.4381

16/12/2020

Helicopter

JCU

Urannah Creek 3b [30]

20.8952

148.4470

29/04/2021

Road

BRU

Urannah Creek 4b [31]

20.8891

148.4521

29/04/2021

Road

BRU

Urannah Creek 5b [32]

20.8973

148.4711

16/12/2020

Helicopter

JCU

Massey Gorgeb [33]

21.0267

148.4200

30/04/2021

Road

BRU

Blenheimb [34]

21.0681

148.2122

24/09/2020

Road

RDMW

Old Racecourseb [35]

21.1939

148.4472

24/09/2020

Road

RDMW

Resorta [36]

21.1664

148.5014

24/09/2020

Road

RDMW

Bee Creekb (37)

21.1133

148.4522

30/04/2021

Road

BRU

  1. Numbers in brackets next to site name indicate the site number in Fig. 1. Institutions carrying out field sampling were the Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water, Queensland (RDMW); James Cook University (JCU) and Bowen River Utilities (BRU)
  2. aSites located on the main river channel; bsites located on a tributary; csites located on a weir