Platypus eDNA

Environmental DNA (eDNA) lets us detect platypus from the genetic traces they leave behind in water — shed skin, hair and cells. A single water sample, analysed in the lab, can confirm whether platypus are present in a waterway even when none are seen. This map shows where platypus eDNA sampling has been carried out and what it found.

Interested in contributing eDNA samples or data? Please get in touch: gilad.bino@unsw.edu.au.