Two Singaporean siblings join a worldwide movement to document audio signatures of fauna.
SINGAPORE – For the past decade, two Singaporean brothers have been on the hunt for a rare tree-hugging frog, whose bark-like skin provides it with the perfect cloak of invisibility to evade predators.
Each frog species makes a unique, repetitive call akin to a language that can be understood only by their kind. Mr Law Ing Sind, 27, said: “ A repository of calls makes it easier for researchers and citizen scientists to take stock of rare and endangered frogs, especially when surveying large areas for population studies or biodiversity assessments.”
In most species, only the male frogs produce calls, which are used to attract females and ward off other males.A 2017 study he co-authored found that female smooth guardian frogsNew frog species discovered in Singapore for 1st time in nearly 40 years This patience to personally verify each frog has taken the brothers to mature forests that harbour the tiny Manthey’s chorus frog, which is about the size of a 20-cent coin, and swamp forests where the golden-eared, rough-sided frog dwells.
Mr Law Ing Sind said: “Using the repository as a reference point, algorithms processing data from these sensors can identify trends like the activity, presence and absence of these frogs.”
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