Schematic layout of pitfall traps used to sample small vertebrates along the Field River, Simpson Desert, western Queensland.

a) location of the three trapping sites along the Field River showing the distance between sites and the three pitfall transects at each site (numbered 1, 2 and 3), b) layout of traps within a site showing distance between pitfall transects and individual traps. Each dot represents one pit. Shaded areas represent the riverine corridor. Figure not to scale.