102,676 Encounters · 74,411 Individuals
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Amphibian and Reptile Wildbook applies computer vision algorithms and deep learning to identify and track individual amphibians and reptiles across hundreds of thousands of photos. We help researchers to collaborate with each other and citizen scientists to contribute to the effort. A.I. scales and speeds research and conservation.
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Algorithms
MIEW-ID
MIEW-ID (µID) is a modern deep learning algorithm used to identify individuals. MIEW-ID can learn what makes images similar or dissimilar (or what differentiates one animal from another) across a wide range of species. Distinguishing individuals through their unique body markings is a key concept for wildlife conservation. MIEW-ID learns embeddings for images from the database. Embeddings are the unique markings that represent individuals. When new images are analyzed, their embeddings are matched against clusters of those in the database. As an added benefit, MIEW-ID is able generate visualizations of matched features, providing import inspectability inside its neural network. Learn more about MIEW-ID.
HOTSPOTTER
Hotspotter is a SIFT-based computer vision algorithm. It analyzes the textures in an image to find distinct patterning, or "hot spots", and then compares those against other images in the database. Unlike machine learning-based approaches, HotSpotter can help build new catalogs for new species that need to match individuals but don’t have the training data yet for machine learning-based approaches. Hotspotter can also match new individuals without the need for network retraining. Hotspotter produces a ranked list of potential matches, increasing match scores with increasing similarity. Learn more about Hotspotter.
MIEW-ID (µID) is a modern deep learning algorithm used to identify individuals. MIEW-ID can learn what makes images similar or dissimilar (or what differentiates one animal from another) across a wide range of species. Distinguishing individuals through their unique body markings is a key concept for wildlife conservation. MIEW-ID learns embeddings for images from the database. Embeddings are the unique markings that represent individuals. When new images are analyzed, their embeddings are matched against clusters of those in the database. As an added benefit, MIEW-ID is able generate visualizations of matched features, providing import inspectability inside its neural network. Learn more about MIEW-ID.
HOTSPOTTER
Hotspotter is a SIFT-based computer vision algorithm. It analyzes the textures in an image to find distinct patterning, or "hot spots", and then compares those against other images in the database. Unlike machine learning-based approaches, HotSpotter can help build new catalogs for new species that need to match individuals but don’t have the training data yet for machine learning-based approaches. Hotspotter can also match new individuals without the need for network retraining. Hotspotter produces a ranked list of potential matches, increasing match scores with increasing similarity. Learn more about Hotspotter.
Species
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AMBYSTOMA MACULATUM
Spotted salamander ATELOPUS ZETEKI Panamanian golden frog BOMBINA VARIEGATA Yellow-bellied toad CAIMAN CROCODILUS Spectacled caiman CORONELLA AUSTRIACA Smooth snake CROTALUS MOLOSSUS Black-tailed rattlesnake CYCLURA RILEYI San Salvador rock iguana DISCOGLOSSUS SARDUS Tyrrhenian painted frog EPIDALEA CALAMITA Natterjack toad HELODERMA SUSPECTUM Gila monster LACERTA AGILIS Sand lizard LITHOBATES PIPIENS Northern leopard frog PALEOSUCHUS TRIGONATUS Smooth-fronted caiman PELOPHRYNE INGERI PHELSUMA GUIMBEAUI Mauritius lowland forest day gecko PHELSUMA ROSAGULARIS Mauritius upland forest day gecko PLETHODON WEHRLEI Wehrle's salamander PLETHODON WELLERI Weller's salamander |
PLETHODON YONAHLOSSEE
Yonahlossee salamander PROTEUS ANGUINUS Olm PSEUDOPHRYNE BIBRONII Bibron's toadlet PSEUDOPHRYNE CORROBOREE Southern corroboree frog PSEUDOPHRYNE PENGILLEYI Northern corroboree frog PSEUDOTRITON RUBER Red salamander PYTHON BIVITTATUS Burmese python RANA BOYLII Foothill yellow-legged frog RANA SIERRAE Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog RULYRANA FLAVOPUNCTATA Glass frog SALAMANDRA INFRAIMMACULATA Near Eastern fire salamander SALAMANDRA SALAMANDRA Fire salamander SISTRURUS TERGEMINUS EDWARDSII Desert massasauga TIMON LEPIDUS Ocellated lizard TRITURUS CRISTATUS Northern crested newt VARANUS NILOTICUS Nile monitor VARANUS SALVATOR Asian water monitor VIPERA BERUS Adder |
