Goldberg Lab
Spatial Ecology and Conservation Genetics
WSU eDNA lab extraction protocol
Filter extraction protocol
Our assays
We have designed and validated probe-based qPCR assays for a number of species, many of them amphibians of western North America. Here is a list of those that are running that had not been published as of 2020 (hoping to update this soon). If you are working on these species and want to collaborate with us, you can find us at: wsu.ednalab at gmail.com.
| Common name | Latin name |
|---|---|
| Asian clam | Corbicula fluminea |
| California tiger salamander | Ambystoma californiense |
| Cascades frog | Rana cascadae |
| Coastal giant salamander | Dicamptodon tenebrosus |
| Coastal tailed frog | Ascaphus truei |
| Columbia spotted frog | Rana luteiventris |
| Foothill yellow-legged frog | Rana boylii |
| Great Basin spadefoot | Scaphiopus intermontana |
| Lake trout | Salvelinus namaycush |
| Long-toed salamander | Ambystoma macrodactylum |
| Lowland leopard frog | Rana yavapaiensis |
| Narrow-headed gartersnake | Thamnophis rufipunctatus |
| North American beaver | Castor canadensis |
| Northern leopard frog | Rana pipiens |
| Northern Mexican gartersnake | Thamnophis eques |
| Quagga mussel | Dreissena bugensis |
| Riffle sculpin | Cottus gulosus |
| Rough skinned newt | Taricha granulosa |
| San Diego fairy shrimp | Branchinecta sandiegonensis |
| Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog | Rana sierrae |
| Signal crayfish (Sierra Nevada) | Pacifastacus leniusculus |
| Southern torrent salamander | Rhyacotriton variegatus |
| Versatile fairy shrimp | Branchinecta lindahli |
| Virile crayfish (AZ and NM) | Oronectes virilis |
| Western pond turtle | Actinemys marmorata |
| Western toad | Anaxyrus boreas |
| Yangtze giant softshell turtle | Rafetus swinhoei |
| Zebra mussel | Dreissena polymorpha |