Revealing the true distributions of Australia’s frogs with the help of citizen scientists. The most detailed maps of Australia’s frogs have now been produced, and are open access for frog research and conservation.

The Australian Museum is making them, and their associated Geographic Information System (GIS) files, freely accessible to researchers, land managers, and conservation practitioners.  With the invaluable help of citizen scientists across Australia, using the FrogID app researchers are starting to really understand where frogs are, and what they need.

The Crucifix Frog (Notaden bennettii), one of 248 frog species whose distribution maps have been updated for the Australian Frog Atlas. The new map for this species incorporates two large extensions of its previously known range.

Image: Jodi Rowley
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