From the editor Spring is sprung and the frogs are calling you! Frogs are well-known for their “cold-blood” and love of warm weather. Here in Victoria though, there are plenty of species that aren’t put off by the cold! Common Eastern Froglets were recorded regularly by The Frogs Are Calling You citizen scientists throughout the winter and now the Beeping Froglets (this issue’s Featured Frog) are joining in. You don’t need to go far from home to hear the frogs calling you! If

From the editor The heat is all of a sudden upon us! For most frog species, the heat is the ideal time to call and breed, when they have more energy and life is easier. A wetter than average spring has also helped things along. The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting the La Niña conditions to last into the summer, which means higher than average levels of rainfall and good weather for frogs! The tree frogs are beginning to call all over Victoria. But don’t be confused by the

Want to create your own scientific project report? If you have collected lots of frog call recordings, you can probably have a go at collating your own WetMAP-style report! Follow the steps below to analyse your data. 1. Form a question or hypothesis. Good science always starts with a question you are trying to answer, or a hypothesis for which you are trying to find evidence. The more specific your question, the easier your analysis will be. A good question for a WetMAP-styl

From the editor Winter in Victoria is an amazing time for frogs! Just when you might think frogs are slowing down, some species are making the most of our wettest season. If you’re in the west, you might hear Painted Burrowing Frogs (Neobatrachus sudelli) calling from puddles and ponds in the next month or two. For the rest of Victoria, the usual suspects are also happily singing away at the moment - Common Eastern Froglets (Crinia signifera) and Spotted Marsh Frogs (Limnodyn

From The Editor I hope you are all keeping well in these unprecedented times! Although life is currently not how we know it for us, the frogs are continuing to go about their business completely unawares. Many citizen scientists have not been put off either! With lots of people collecting data on their own properties, the recordings are still rolling in. The recent rain has made the frogs even busier and many of them now seem to have fuller social lives than most of us! Thank

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