eDNA and citizen science for amphibian conservation research at @UNSW, @austmus, and @uni_copenhagen. 2023 NatGeo Explorer and STRI Fellow 🐸🧬🦟💧💨
Sydney, New South Wales
Joined October 2013
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It was such a privilege to attend #wch10 in Boneo and represent the Australian Museum @AustmusResearch and @FrogIDAus with my presentation on #CitizenScience and Banjo #frogs! Also great to hear about the fantastic research from around the globe 🐸🐊🐢🦎🐍
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Full house to listen to @ItzueCS talk about the @GlobalWomenHerp project, the hardships faced by #herpers and what needs to be done so we can move forward 🫶🏼 Big round of applause! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Lots of appetite to hear about women in herpetology at #WCH10. Next time let’s value this better by scheduling it in a bigger room.
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So excited to see @Eli_Ecology talk about his research on Australian frogs, fires, flood, and fungi at 4.15 today (Wednesday). Come along to Room 5 to hear more! #wch10
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First time attending #WCH10!
Thank you everyone for assisting to my talk 🦎
Stoked to talk about frog parasite ecology at World Congress of Herpetology today at Kuching, Malaysian Borneo! #WCH10
Frog nerds: Here's a great opportunity to work in a growing, productive, close-knit team of awesome amphibian conservation biologists! Two-year postdoc!
SUPER COOL JOB ALERT!!!!

Please spread the word- 2 year fill-time position in my team researching #frogs. #postdoc #research
iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/scie…
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🐸 Happy #EarthDay! Exciting news: the updated Australian Frog Atlas, powered by #FrogID data, is here! Featuring detailed maps of Australia's 254 frog species, including range extensions and new species discoveries. Access this invaluable resource today: australian.museum/blog/amri-…
I really love glass frogs. I guess that’s how I went from never having seen one to being the top observer of this one on #inaturalist in three months 😂
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🚨 New research led by @austmus’ @tomoparkin used #FrogID data to help scientifically describe two new frog species: the South Australian Tree Frog (Litoria calliscelis) and Kangaroo Island Tree Frog (Litoria sibilus). Your FrogID app is now updated! 📲 australian.museum/blog/amri-…
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In a month we have received interest from 100s people who will join us on May 22, 2024 to sample #biodiversity with #eDNA in the lakes below 🎉. But we have to make this truly global. If you see a gap and want to join us sign up here --> evaluation-app1.let.ethz.ch/…
🧵1/3 Passionate about #biodiversity? 🌳🐟 Join our global lake sampling on #WorldBiodiversityDay2024 and unravel #biodiversity with #eDNA 🌎🧬 Your contribution will shape the future of global biodiversity monitoring. #LeDNA
Making sure I get some call recordings in for #FrogIDweek. If you’re in Australia, download the FrogID app. It’s fun, free, helps you identify frogs and helps researchers study and conserve them!
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Biogeographic realms aren't merely vast stretches of land; they're unique ecological zones teeming with distinct amphibian species. Influenced by factors like climate and geography, these realms are pivotal for ASA. Why?⬇️
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@jodirowley and @Tim_Cutajar from @UNSWScience and @AustmusResearch among the team documenting the global threats to amphibians - important paper just out in @nature - nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
#Climate change emerges as major driver of amphibian declines globally, according to a new paper published in @Nature.
The paper is based on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ data.
Learn more bit.ly/45iSJjm
@rewild
Often asked “how are the amphibians going?”. After 10 years of working this out, along with 100s of other dedicated people, we have an unfortunate answer: not great. BUT with ramped up research and conservation that could still change!
#Climate change emerges as major driver of amphibian declines globally, according to a new paper published in @Nature.
The paper is based on IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ data.
Learn more bit.ly/45iSJjm
@rewild
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We have groundbreaking news to share!
A new paper published in @Nature reveals climate change as a major driver of amphibian decline.
Climate change was the primary threat for 39% of species pushed toward extinction since 2004.
Learn more: amphibians.org/news/climate-…
