Queensland Frog App
Posted: Tue 26 May, 2015 9:05 pmTasmanian Parks have a frog app for Tasmania, this app is on the next level, a kind of Sound Hound for Frogs, looks like Tasmanian frogs along with the mainland frogs are on the App 
Regards Overlandman
From ABC News
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-26/a ... ection=qld
An app that can identify a frog by its croak and shows what species can be found where has been developed by Queensland scientists.
The Frogs of Australia - eGuide app features descriptions, location maps, call sounds and photographs.
James Cook University biologist Dr Conrad Hoskin said three years of work went into developing the app, which was released last week.
"There are a lot of people who like frogs," he said.
"They are cute little creatures and there is a lot more interest and familiarity with frogs these days."
The app has been designed for anyone with an interest in frogs, from schoolchildren to researchers.
Dr Hoskin said the app featured up-to-date descriptions, location maps, call sounds and images of nearly all 238 known frog species in Australia.
He said apps were the future of electronic field guides as they were more mobile, cheaper and easier to navigate than textbook versions.
PhD student Stewart MacDonald, who helped create the app, said a lot of work went into developing the electronic guides.
"Field guides are really only useful if they're comprehensive, and ours is the only app that covers all currently described frog species," he said.
"We will be constantly updating the app as new frog data comes in, and an Android version is currently in development."
Regards Overlandman
From ABC News
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-26/a ... ection=qld
An app that can identify a frog by its croak and shows what species can be found where has been developed by Queensland scientists.
The Frogs of Australia - eGuide app features descriptions, location maps, call sounds and photographs.
James Cook University biologist Dr Conrad Hoskin said three years of work went into developing the app, which was released last week.
"There are a lot of people who like frogs," he said.
"They are cute little creatures and there is a lot more interest and familiarity with frogs these days."
The app has been designed for anyone with an interest in frogs, from schoolchildren to researchers.
Dr Hoskin said the app featured up-to-date descriptions, location maps, call sounds and images of nearly all 238 known frog species in Australia.
He said apps were the future of electronic field guides as they were more mobile, cheaper and easier to navigate than textbook versions.
PhD student Stewart MacDonald, who helped create the app, said a lot of work went into developing the electronic guides.
"Field guides are really only useful if they're comprehensive, and ours is the only app that covers all currently described frog species," he said.
"We will be constantly updating the app as new frog data comes in, and an Android version is currently in development."
