If you hear a frog call, then grab it ... and send it to the museum

TINY green tree frogs are popping up to say hello and be counted as part of the first national count of the amphibians for the Australian Museum’s free FrogID app.

TINY green tree frogs are popping up to say hello and be counted as part of the first national count of the amphibians for the Australian Museum’s free FrogID app.

The app allows citizen scientists to record frog “calls” and upload them to a national database.

These unique calls are then analysed by experts using GPS technology to determine areas where frogs are most at risk from threats such as habitat destruction and disease.

A green tree frog at the Australian Museum. Picture: Rohan Kelly

Australia's first national frog count has started with the Australian Museum's free FrogID app. Picture Rohan Kelly

It is hoped the data will help conservation experts build more frog-friendly habitats.

Curator of Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Biology at the Australian Museum, Dr Jodi Rowley, said that FrogID has been incredibly successful.

“So far, we have had almost 27,000 records from 23,000 recordings.”