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Toad-ally amazing - Aussies can’t stop croaking

A New England green tree frog.

The Australian Museum’s FrogID project has now officially logged 1.3 million frog records - submitted by terns of thousands of citizens.

The frog recording submission that reached the milestone was a Green Tree Frog, recorded by Karen Gardner from Atherton, Queensland.

And the Museum is pleased: more than 47,000 Australians have recorded frogs in their ponds, pools, streams and wetlands and submitted their FrogID recordings from across 39% of continental Australia.

The Museum says keen frog lovers have helped build an unparalleled database of frog biodiversity — a vital resource for conservation, research, and understanding our environment.

Everyone who submits a recording eventually receives a report from the Frog ID experts at the Museum, identifying the frog species they recorded. Given the numbers, there is a backlog but the Museum says it is getting smaller each week.

If you want to know what frog calls you are enjoying in and around your home or property - and are happy to contribute to the database - just download the Frog ID app onto your phone and follow the instructions.

The Australian Museum’s Frog ID App.