| Reference |
Location |
Sampling
techniques |
Best technique |
| Braithwaite, 1985 |
Northern Territory, Australia |
Nocturnal searches, diurnal searches,
pitfall traps |
Nocturnal searches |
| Holloway, 1997* |
East Victoria, Australia |
Nocturnal searches, diurnal searches,
tadpole netting, automatic tape recorders |
Nocturnal searches |
| Parris et al., in press |
South-east Queensland, Australia |
Nocturnal searches, pitfall traps,
automatic tape recorders |
Nocturnal searches |
| Denton and Beebee, 1992 |
South and north-west England |
Nocturnal searches, diurnal searches,
artificial cover |
Nocturnal searches |
| Berrill et al., 1992 |
Southern Ontario, Canada |
Nocturnal searches, call surveys,
automatic tape recorders |
Nocturnal searches |
| Shirose et al., 1997 |
Ontario, Canada |
Call surveys, nocturnal searches |
Nocturnal searches |
| Pearman et al., 1995 |
Tena, Ecuador |
Nocturnal searches, diurnal searches,
artificial cover, artificial aquatic habitats |
Nocturnal searches |
| Campbell and Christman, 1982 |
Florida, USA |
Night driving, diurnal quadrat searches,
diurnal time-constrained searches, pitfall traps |
Night driving |
| Greenburg et al., 1994 |
Florida, USA |
Pitfall traps, single-ended funnel traps,
double-ended funnel traps |
Pitfall traps |
| Bury and Raphael, 1983* |
California, USA |
Pitfall traps, diurnal time-constrained
searches |
Time-constrained searches |
| Mitchell et al., 1993* |
Virginia and South Carolina, USA |
Large wet pitfall traps, small dry pitfall
traps, artificial cover |
Large wet pitfall traps |
| Braithwaite, 1983 |
Northern Territory, Australia |
Pitfall traps with drift fences, pitfall
traps covered with metal sheeting |
Pitfall traps with drift fences |
| Friend, 1984 |
Northern Territory, Australia |
One- and two-directional pitfall traps |
Two-directional pitfall traps |
| Osborne, 1985 |
Canberra, Australia |
Pitfall traps of different depths 5 - 40
cm |
Traps > 30 cm deep |
| Vogt and Hine, 1982 |
Wisconsin, USA |
Pitfall traps with drift fences < 15 m
and > 15 m |
Pitfall traps with drift fences > 15 m
long |
| Bury and Corn, 1987 |
Oregon and Washington, USA |
Pitfall traps with 5 m, 2.5 m and no drift
fences |
Pitfall traps with 5 m drift fences |