Amphibian and Reptile Wildbookbook applies computer vision algorithms and deep learning to identify and track individual amphibians and reptiles across hundreds of thousands of photos. We help researchers collaborate with each other and citizen scientists contribute to the effort. A.I. scales and speeds research and conservation.
We train computer vision to find individual amphibians and reptiles in photos and identify the species.
When we know where each animal is, we can identify them individually using algorithms that make digital "fingerprints" for each animal, such as identifying them by their unique body coloration or fin edges. We replace hours of human labor with just a few minutes of computer vision, scanning for matches across tens of thousands of photos.
If we can quickly track individuals in a population, we can model size and migration to generate new insights and support rapid, data-driven conservation action.
We can identify individuals of these species using fully automated computer vision:
38841 identified amphibians and reptiles
48019 reported sightings
86 citizen scientists
165 researchers and volunteers