FrogID Dataset 7.0 – Seven years of data, and over 1 million records, Australian Museum, 9 September 2026

Over 1 million records are now available online and open-access for researchers and conservationists to learn more about Australia’s frogs!

Frogs are one of the most threatened groups of animals globally, and Australia’s frogs are no exception. Australia has 259 native species, and 1 in 5 are threatened with extinction.

The best way for scientists to protect these vulnerable animals, and plan conservation efforts is to know where they are occurring, and how they’re responding to changes in their environment over time.

By incorporating frog occurrence data from citizen science projects such as FrogID, we’re rapidly improving our understanding of Australia’s frogs.

Now, we’re releasing the 7th annual FrogID dataset, which covers the first seven years of the project – from November 2017 to November 2024.

Nearly 45 thousand people have contributed recordings of calling frogs to the FrogID dataset 7.0, which contains over 1 million records of 228 species, including the introduced Cane Toad (Rhinella marina).

That’s 88% of all known Australian frog species!

Similar to previous years, the Common Eastern Froglet (Crinia signifera) is living up to its name, and takes the top spot as the most commonly recorded frog in the FrogID 7.0 dataset, with over 219,000 records of this one species.

We’re also excited to be including the first confirmed FrogID records of the Tanami Toadlet (Uperoleia micromeles) in the FrogID dataset 7.0! This frog is only found in central Western Australia and the Northern Territory, so we’re very excited to be seeing more FrogID users recording these rarely-recorded species in remote locations.

Read more: https://australian.museum/blog/amri-news/frogid-dataset-7/