How Marion Anstis became the tadpole whisperer
Published: February 20, 2026
Duration: 25:42
Marion Anstis pursued her love of tadpoles and frogs on afternoons and weekends, writing papers for scientific journals despite not studying zoology at university.
When she retired from her job as a music teacher, she finally had the time to pack her campervan and travel the country, chasing wet seasons and documenting the frogs she found.
The result of that fastidious research venture is her PhD and the froggy bible, Tadpoles and Frogs of Australia.
In 2022 her contribution to the field was recognised with the genus Anstisia named after her, a group of...