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Table 2 The impact of the recognised biogeographic barriers in eastern Australia (Figure 1, Table 1) on vertebrates, invertebrates and plants.

From: Phylogeographic divergence in the widespread delicate skink (Lampropholis delicata) corresponds to dry habitat barriers in eastern Australia

Taxa

Burdekin Gap

St Lawrence Gap

Kroombit Tops

McPherson Range

Hunter Valley

Southern NSW

East Gippsland

Bass Strait

Murray Basin

Vertebrates

         

   Freshwater fish

         

Pseudomugil signifier [69]

Y

N

-

S

N

-

-

-

-

   Amphibians

         

Crinia signifera [79]

-

-

S

S

N

Y

Y

Y

Y

Limnodynastes peronii [67]

Y

N

S

N

Y

S

S

N

-

Limnodynastes tasmaniensis [67]

Y

N

S

N

S

S

Y

N

Y

Litoria aurea [98]

-

-

-

-

N

-

-

-

-

Litoria citropa species group [73, 77]

-

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

-

-

-

Litoria fallax [66]

Y

S

Y

Y

-

-

-

-

-

   Reptiles

         

Acritoscincus duperreyi [76]

-

-

-

-

-

-

S

Y

Y

Acritoscincus platynotum [76]

-

-

-

-

Y

S

-

-

-

Carlia rubrigularis/rhomboidalis [22]

Y

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Diporiphora australis [68]

Y

Y

S

N

-

-

-

-

-

Hoplocephalus stephensi [78]

-

-

S

Y

-

-

-

-

-

Lampropholis guichenoti [26]

-

-

-

Y

Y

Y

Y

-

Y

Lerista bougainvilii [83]

-

-

-

-

S

S

S

Y

N

Liopholis whitii [74]

-

-

-

S

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

Notechis scutatus [85]

-

-

-

S

S

S

S

N

Y

Saproscincus mustelinus [75]

-

-

-

-

Y

S

S

-

-

   Birds

         

Ptilonorhynchus violaceus [71]

S

S

Y

N

N

Y

N

-

-

Sericornis frontalis [19]

N

N

S

S

S

S

S

-

S

Sericornis magnirostris [19]

Y

N

S

S

S

-

-

-

-

Sericornis citeogularis [19]

Y

-

S

S

S

-

-

-

-

   Mammals

         

Dasyurus maculates [84]

N

N

-

S

N

S

S

Y

-

Petaurus australis [99]

Y

S

S

N

S

S

S

-

-

Invertebrates

         

Catomerus polymerus (M) [88]

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Y

-

Catostylus mosaicus (M) [86]

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Y

-

Drosophila birchii [100]

N

S

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nerita atramentosa (M) [87]

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Y

-

Plants

         

Eucalyptus grandis [101]

S

S

-

N

S

-

-

-

-

  1. Impact codes: Y = genetic break present across barrier; N: no genetic break observed across the barrier; S = insufficient sampling to examine the impact of the barrier;-= species distribution does not span the barrier. Several marine species (M) are included to investigate the impact of Bass Strait land bridges.