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Table 2.

Physicochemical characteristics (mean ± SE, range) of breeding habitats in the District of Trincomalee.

Breeding places	Temperature (°C)	DO (mg/L)	pH (25°C)	Conductivity (µs/cm)	Salinity (mg/L)	TDS (mg/L)	Turbidity (NTU)
Tank margin	31.23 ± 0.08^a	5.65 ± 0.07^a	7.57 ± 0.03^a	751.9 ± 65.4^a,c	393.2 ± 37.5^a	533.2 ± 46.1^a	84.8 ± 14.0^a
Tank margin	(29.2–34.2)	(3.18–8.56)	(6.37–8.74)	(90.9–2874)	(15.2–1973)	(26–1987)	(0.47–1332.8)

Lake margin	31.64 ± 0.07^a	5.73 ± 0.03^a	7.74 ± 0.04^a	748 ± 79.65^a,c	352 ± 26.87^a	539 ± 57.40^a	95.9 ± 19.76^a
Lake margin	(29.5–33.6)	(3.73–6.32)	(6.95–8.53)	(85.92–1863)	(46.8–984)	(64.97–1538)	(7.84–763.8)

Canal with vegetation	31.42 ± 0.52^a	4.97 ± 0.75^d	7.64 ± 0.05^c	352.1 ± 10.52^a	138.2 ± 7.42^a	257.1 ± 7.542^a	27.92 ± 2.86^a
Canal with vegetation	(29.5–33.62)	(3.57–5.58)	(6.78–7.85)	(318–529)	(97.86–263)	(198.9–328)	(7.92–89.63)

Marshy land	30.72 ± 0.13^a,c	4.89 ± 0.13^d	7.52 ± 0.04^b,c	838.2 ± 33.6^a	397.5 ± 14.7^a	546.2 ± 25.5^a	30.06 ± 1.83^a
Marshy land	(30.1–31.3)	(4.12–5.82)	(7.2–7.81)	(543–990)	(322–478)	(432–672)	(12.5–38.6)

Field canal	31.47 ± 0.15^a	5.04 ± 0.11^d	7.49 ± 0.06^c	443.4 ± 21^a	186 ± 10.1^a	286 ± 13.1^a	85.7 ± 27.7^a
Field canal	(29.3–33.2)	(3.47–5.92)	(6.55–8.01)	(235–768)	(19.3–356)	(178.2–471)	(12.3–1110.3)

Main canal	31.26 ± 0.15^a	4.98 ± 0.09^d	7.44 ± 0.05^c	392.9 ± 11.7^a	170.8 ± 6.13^a	272.02 ± 6.36^a	25.25 ± 1.85^a
Main canal	(29.4–33.7)	(3.48–5.72)	(6.59–7.93)	(320–584)	(123–258)	(212–354)	(9.38–67.2)

Paddy field	31.9 ± 0.11^e	5.04 ± 0.0^d	7.40 ± 0.05^c	411.4 ± 14.4^a	160.42 ± 5.73^a	263.82 ± 7.71^a	90.4 ± 16.0^a
Paddy field	(31.0–34.5)	(4.07–6.33)	(6.45–7.94)	(236–691)	(14.9–362)	(26–463)	(12.2–466.0)

Pond	31.55 ± 0.21^a,e	5.01 ± 0.1^d	7.43 ± 0.05^c	555.43 ± 8.15^a	205.26 ± 9.58^a	337.77 ± 3.93^a	48.22 ± 3.58^a
Pond	(30.1–33.9)	(4.19–5.96)	(6.86–7.94)	(438–673)	(132.8–298)	(303–388)	(6.2–78.4)

Rock pool	31.1 ± 0.41^a,d	4.71 ± 0.1^b,d	7.53 ± 0.08^b,c	358.92 ± 5.59^a	166.2 ± 7.92^a	253.8 ± 6.23^a	18.2 ± 1.36^a
Rock pool	(29.4–32.6)	(4.27–5.38)	(7.25–7.93)	(328–393)	(124.8–196.3)	(233–284)	(11.6–25.7)

Earth well	30.01 ± 0.21^c	4.93 ± 0.13^a,d	7.47 ± 0.06^a,c	3655 ± 728^c	1227 ± 196^c	2197 ± 412^c	6.57 ± 1.17^b
Earth well	(28.4–31.0)	(4.17–5.52)	(7.15–7.86)	(503–8764)	(239–2154)	(381–5244)	(0.37–12.48)

Built well	30.54 ± 0.077^b	4.10 ± 0.06^b	7.52 ± 0.03^b	2358 ± 174^b	1102.3 ± 81.8^b,d	1580 ± 115^b	2.78 ± 0.41^b
Built well	(28.9–32.4)	(2.35–5.72)	(6.28–8.45)	(320–8530)	(133–3487)	(210–4632)	(0.01–21.4)

Common well	31.13 ± 0.12^a,b,c	3.82 ± 0.1^b,c	7.78 ± 0.11^b	1626.3 ± 77.4^a,b,c	819.7 ± 42.2^a,b,c	1099.1 ± 64.7^a,b,c	0.55 ± 0.06^a,b
Common well	(30.4–31.6)	(3.45–4.52)	(7.24–8.35)	(1312–1964)	(636–972)	(845–1398)	(0.19–0.85)

Agricultural well	30.03 ± 0.22^b,d,c	4.77 ± 0.25^a,c,d	7.62 ± 0.1^a,b,c	1239 ± 149^a	485.8 ± 45^a	699 ± 54.6^a	11.05 ± 3.95^a
Agricultural well	(29.3–30.7)	(3.58–5.39)	(7.33–8.05)	(845–1875)	(322–673)	(537–863)	(1.12–27.3)

Burrow pit	31.16 ± 0.168^a	5.865 ± 0.355^a	7.47 ± 0.05^a	810 ± 123^a,c	398.1 ± 63.9^a	565.2 ± 85.6^a	131.3 ± 19.2^a
Burrow pit	(29.4–32.5)	(3.34–9.3)	(6.62–8.33)	(236–1894)	(98.4–980)	(134.3–1364)	(5.3–326)

Animal foot print	31.73 ± 0.73^f	2.53 ± 0.01^e	7.48 ± 0.03^e	590 ± 43.87^a	316 ± 38.65^a	425 ± 48.83^a	65.49 ± 97.63^b
Animal foot print	(29.74–34.52)	(0.46–3.72)	(7.14–7.92)	(287–864)	(123–673)	(243–718)	(13.85–982)

Rain water pool	31.25 ± 0.61^a	4.21 ± 0.02^b	7.63 ± 0.03^e	528 ± 12.83^a	318 ± 13.81^a	443 ± 10.23^a	19.83 ± 2.06^a
Rain water pool	(30.3–33.6)	(3.91–5.17)	(7.08–7.92)	(321–872)	(198.23–523)	(218–672)	(9.83–28.75)

Quarry pit	31.88 ± 0.13^a,e	4.57 ± 0.10^b	7.61 ± 0.04^b,c	361.95 ± 7.21^a	166.46 ± 6.29^a	266 ± 9.9^a	29.62 ± 1.13^a
Quarry pit	(30.7–32.6)	(3.65–5.92)	(7.3–7.92)	(318–435)	(123.8–245)	(211–371)	(22.4–38.75)

River margin	31.70 ± 0.02^a,e	3.56 ± 0.16^b,c	7.48 ± 0.01^e	749 ± 24.70^a	350 ± 8.92^a	472 ± 10.51^a	13.72 ± 7.62^a
River margin	(30.8–33.2)	(3.02–4.73)	(6.91–7.83)	(482–851)	(219–521)	(328–731)	(6.91–22.85)

Tyre mark	31.95 ± 0.04^f	2.18 ± 0.03^e	7.35 ± 0.05^e	529 ± 75.32^a	98.54 ± 24.3^a	254 ± 132.9^a	83.74 ± 9.43^b
Tyre mark	(29.63–34.52)	(0.95–2.96)	(7.17–7.82)	(319–952)	(53.86–254.8)	(168.66–538.8)	(18.94–741.0)

Waste water collection	31.62 ± 0.78^f	2.85 ± 0.03^e	7.72 ± 0.08^e	753.0 ± 53.1^a	328 ± 24.97^a	1654 ± 140^b	37.1 ± 8.63^b
Waste water collection	(29.64–34.21)	(0.84–3.83)	(7.08–8.93)	(397–1397)	(164.9–976)	(274–4721)	(2.85–386)

Water storage tank	30.8 ± 0.06^b	4.77 ± 0.04^b	7.57 ± 0.001^b	2649 ± 152^b	1325 ± 67.92^b,d	527 ± 152.8^a	2.92 ± 0.02^b
Water storage tank	(29.81–33.91)	(3.87–5.94)	(7.01–7.93)	(361–6219)	(153–3417)	(263.3–1238)	(0.02–12.83)

Note: values are given to the nearest significant decimal. Different superscript letters in a row show significant differences (P < 0.05) indicated by Tukey's multiple comparison after Kruskall-Wallis test.