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Frogs are amongst the most threatened animals on the planet, and one of the obstacles in their effective conservation management is a lack of data- frog species can be notoriously difficult to detect. Environmental DNA (eDNA) provides a new tool for detecting rare or cryptic species, and has shown promise in frogs. However, many questions remain. 

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• Compare traditional surveys with eDNA surveys for threatened frog species.
• Determine the influence of frog density on eDNA detections of frogs.
• Use eDNA to discover new sites for threatened frog species.

Student benefits 

• Learn fieldwork and molecular techniques.
• Increase our understanding of how eDNA results can interpreted for conservation.
• Help inform the conservation of  threatened frog species.
• Work with the Australian Museum Herpetology/FrogID team.

Supervisor: Dr Jodi Rowley