Australian Museum Herpetology Projects

Discover some of the projects we're working on at the Australian Museum Research Institute and with partner research institutes.

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Dr Jodi Rowley
Updated

12/10/20

Some of our current projects

Systematics and conservation status of Australian frogs

Uncovering the true diversity of Australian frogs and assessing their conservation status.

Mulga Snake Pseudechis australis

Systematics of Australian reptiles

A snapshot of some of the reptile research going on at the Australian Museum.

FrogID app in the Northern Territory

Scientific outcomes from FrogID

Scientific outcomes from the national citizen science project FrogID

Booroolong Frog (Litoria booroolongensis)

Conservation of the Booroolong Frog

Helping understand and conserve the Booroolong Frog, an endangered species only known from the highlands of New South Wales.

Peppered Tree Frog, Litoria piperata

The search for the Peppered Tree Frog

Not seen since the 1970s, we need your help in finding a tiny, mottled frog.

Green Tree Frog and mosquitos

Detecting frogs through invertebrate-derived DNA

Finding elusive frog species with the help of their parasites.

Vampire Flying Frog, <i>Rhacophorus vampyrus</i>

Amphibian research and conservation in Southeast Asia

A staggering one-third of all amphibian species are threatened with extinction. In Southeast Asia, amphibians have been largely overlooked.

Solomon Island Giant Treefrog

Collaborative frog research and conservation in the Solomon Islands

Collaborative frog research and conservation in East Kwaio, Solomon Islands.

Red Tree Frog (Litoria rubella)

Citizen scientists helping to reveal ‘cryptic’ diversity in Australian frogs

FrogID recordings are already contributing valuable data helping to inform the taxonomy and conservation status for several Australian frog groups.

Rhacophorus_helenae

‘Red Listing’ Southeast Asia’s amphibians

Which amphibian species are most in need of our help?

Blue Mountains Tree Frog

Amphibian diseases

Frog diseases, with a focus on the prevalence and impact of the amphibian chytrid fungus.

Snakes as traditional medicine

Amphibians and reptiles in the wildlife trade

The global trade in wildlife threatens more than just rhinos, elephants and tigers: amphibians and reptiles are also at risk

Litoria brevipalmata, Richmond Range NP

Resolving data deficiency in three threatened frog species

In search of information on some of NSW's most poorly-known frogs.

In search of the Peppered Tree Frog, New England Tablelands

Timothy Cutajar

Amphibian surveys in northern Vietnam.

Blue Mountains Tree Frog

The Pygmy Mulga Snake (Pseudechis weigeli)