Try out Automatic Image Recognition for Amphibians Online

Photo identification of wildlife is a viable alternative to invasive techniques such as toe-clipping or implanting RFID or elastomers. AmphIdent aids the researcher in performing this task automatically.

On this page, you can upload two colored spot patterns and let AmphIdent calculate a similarity score. Once you uploaded the patterns, the comparison algorithm of AmphIdent is run and the obtained score is returned on the page.


Marbled Salamander (Ambystome opachum)
Fire-bellied toad (Bombina bombina)
Yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata)
Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
Crested newt (Triturus cristatus)