00:02Beneath the desert, frogs can wait years for rain.
00:09Like the desert's spadefoot, with a rather unusual tune.
00:13It's one of my favourites, something like whoop, whoop, whoop.
00:18For frog scientist Dr Rowley, everyday Australians are changing the game for scientists.
00:24Citizen science has really revolutionised our understanding of biodiversity.
00:28There's just not that many scientists out there. Australia's huge.
00:32And the Tanami toadlet proves it.
00:36Known for decades, its call was only recorded for the first time in 2024.
00:42A lot of frog activity came out and a lot of frogs calling,
00:45and we noticed one of the frogs calling were the Tanami toadlet.
00:48Wildlife ecologist Tim Henderson helped make that discovery.
00:52If you hear something that sounds interesting, record it, submit it.
00:57Even if it's a common frog that's been recorded many times elsewhere before,
01:02it might not have been recorded in that particular location.
01:04Now scientists want more recordings.
01:07And during Frog ID Week, anyone with a phone can help.
01:11The next discovery could be calling from someone's backyard.
01:15Toad.
01:16Toad.
01:16Toad.
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