Step into high-definition eDNA.
Start with your site.
Reveal the biodiversity of your waters.
Environmental DNA is changing how we read biodiversity. Our New Vertebrate Screening Kit is the simplest way in. One sample reveals the fish, amphibians, mammals, birds, and other terrestrial vertebrates present in any freshwater ecosystem, using the most robust eDNA protocol available today.
Order your kit — €290 →We believe every client should run at least one kit and experience firsthand the power of high-definition eDNA to reveal biodiversity.
Until now, this level of analysis required a custom quote and a discussion with our scientists. Today, it is available as a single product that can be ordered online in just one click. The easiest way to see firsthand what SPYGEN’s eDNA broad vertebrate screening can reveal in waters you thought you already knew.
Designed as a first step, it provides a powerful, wide-angle view of vertebrate biodiversity addressing many monitoring needs on its own. When greater taxonomic resolution or a specific objective — such as a regulatory requirement — is needed, the analysis can be further refined with dedicated SPYGEN assays.
Choose Your Solution.
Same analysis, same report. The sampling protocol matches your ecosystem. Discovery price €290, up to 10 kits per organisation, through 31 October.
- 1 kit per 400 m of shoreline — multi-point sampling across habitats
- 12 PCR replicates & 500,000 reads per sample
- Simple manual sampling — no pump required
- Sampling materials · analysis · biodiversity report · digital training
- Lakes: 1 kit per 2 km shoreline transect
- Rivers: 2 kits per 2 km transect (back-and-forth sampling from bank to bank, ~2 km spacing between locations)
- 12 PCR replicates & 500,000 reads per sample
- High-volume filtration — 30 L per filter/total of 60 litres per site
How a vertebrate screening changes the way you see a site.
A broad first picture
One analysis covers the full vertebrate spectrum — the natural first step in biodiversity assessment before any deeper, targeted study (not a replacement for it). Explore the use cases below.
Species the eye misses
High-definition eDNA detects discreet, nocturnal, rare and low-density species that conventional field observation routinely overlooks.
A monitoring tool over time
Standardised sampling makes results comparable season after season — turning a one-off survey into a true biodiversity baseline you can track and measure.
Discover the power of high-definition eDNA on your own site — €290 per kit
Through 31 October, order up to 10 kits per organisation at €290 each (save up to 45%) — enough to properly assess a site and experience the power of SPYGEN’s industry-leading eDNA protocols on your own project. No quote. No waiting. One click.
Real results, around the world.
Biodiversity surveys using the Vertebrate Screening Kit and the insights they revealed.
The survey identified invasive species such as the raccoon (Procyon lotor), alongside rare conservation-priority species including the black stork (Ciconia nigra) and the yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata).
Explore the Findings →Detected species included migratory birds such as the Grey Crane, the previously unknown, rare and elusive Miller’s Water Shrew, the emblematic Yellow-bellied Toad, and nocturnal fish such as the Stone Loach — illustrating how SPYGEN’s eDNA can uncover the hidden biodiversity of river ecosystems.
Explore the Findings →Who it’s for — and what for.
If you manage, study, protect, or develop activities around freshwater ecosystems, this kit is for you.
Establish a baseline. Document the species present before a project, a restoration, or a management plan — and have the data to prove it.
Screen for what matters. Reveal the presence of rare, protected or invasive species that field surveys routinely miss.
Monitor over time. Repeat the same standardised sampling to track how biodiversity changes across seasons and years.
Tell your nature story. Show clients, regulators or guests the living richness of a site — with credible, lab-backed evidence.
One protocol. Two solutions.
Whichever kit you choose, you get the same SPYGEN standard behind every result.
A broad screening, honestly scoped.
We’d rather be clear than oversell. The Vertebrate Screening gives you a wide, reliable overview across all vertebrate groups. By design, a broad primer captures a wider range of taxa but generally offers lower species-level resolution than a dedicated, taxon-specific assay. With 12 replicates and 500,000 reads per sample, our broad screening reaches a detection level that already exceeds that of most kits sold on the market, including for many rare species, making it a genuinely reliable biodiversity assessment tool rather than a simple indicative survey.
But a broad screening is not the same as a targeted assay. For the most exhaustive fish or amphibian inventories — and for regulatory work or the search for a specific rare or protected species — SPYGEN’s dedicated primers Teleo (fish) and Batra (amphibians), recognized among the most sensitive on the market, go further than any broad primer can on their target group. The Vertebrate Screening gives you excellent, wide-spectrum quality — well beyond what most market kits deliver, even targeted ones built on lighter protocols — but for species-level exhaustivity on fish and amphibians, our targeted assays remain the reference. Start broad with the screening, then talk to us about Teleo and Batra where it counts.
One honest note on detection: eDNA reveals the species that have left genetic traces in the water — those with a real, prolonged presence (resident, feeding, or leaving droppings, skin or other material). A fleeting visitor that merely touches the surface, such as a bird passing over, is unlikely to be detected. The screening reflects the life that genuinely uses the water body, not every animal that has ever crossed it.
Not sure which solution fits your site, or planning a larger campaign? Our team is here to help you scope it.
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