Melanesia, centred on New Guinea, has the world’s most diverse but poorly known insular frog biota. Here, we examine how effectively a recent influx of records into iNaturalist, a citizen science platform, can address gaps in our knowledge of the distribution, diversity, and conservation status of this rich biota.

The fauna in wetlands of Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve, especially the aquatic invertebrates, have conservation value equivalent to the better-known terrestrial fauna of the Reserve. Microinvertebrate diversity and endemism are high and further studies have shown this to be typical of many crustacean groups in Western Australia. Rotifers and cladocerans are especially rich in the Reserve’s lakes.

This article belongs to the collection: The Natural History of Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve, Western Australia.

Systemic failures to survey for mature-forest dependent species in the State forests of New South Wales, Australia has irreversible consequences for biodiversity and places forest communities at risk.