FrogID week has set a priority this year on finding out how the frogs in the New England region are bouncing back from drought and fires.

Now in its third year, the FrogID app has been designed to collect audio recordings of frog calls from across the nation to help monitor frog populations and help save Australia's threatened frog species.

Dr Jodi Rowley, lead scientist of FrogID and the curator of Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Biology at the Australian Museum, has been using FrogID data from bushfire-ravaged areas of south-eastern Australia to assess the impact on frogs and their habitat and has been encouraged by these findings, as well as observations of frogs in burnt habitats.

Within the Glen Innes and New England region two frogs are highly sought after, including the Eastern Banjo Frog and the Giant Banjo Frog.

However, the two priority frogs are the Peppered tree frog, and the Yellow Bell frog, both of which have been missing from the area since the 1970s.

"We are keen to hear absolutely any frogs at all, if we were to get a recording of them it would be amazing to rediscover a population in the region," Dr Rowley said.

Dr Rowley said calls recorded to date by people all around the country are helping scientists better understand how to keep our frogs safe.

"We need the help of people all around the nation to gather audio of frogs in city parks, suburban backyards, regional properties, remote locations - everywhere," she said.

So far, FrogID has identified more than 240,000 frog calls and identified 199 of the known 241 Australian frog species.

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The data collected will help scientists determine the impact of climate change, drought, and bushfires on the frog population.

"I was expecting the bushfires to have wiped out many frog populations, so I've been stunned by some of the positive signs I've seen recently," she said.

"In one bushfire affected rainforest stream, not too long after the fires, I was excited to hear the endangered Southern Barred Frog (Mixophyes balbus) calling along the stream. A few months later, I returned to find the same stream, still full of ash, full of their tadpoles."

To take part, simply download the free FrogID app and during the week head outside and record frog calls and submit them to the FrogID program

Each frog has a unique call, providing scientists an accurate way to identify different species. When the calls are uploaded to the app it will provide the time and GPS location.

"Get outside, listen for frogs and send us their calls - it's simple to do and you'll be helping to save Australia's frogs," Dr Rowley said.

"In less than three years, FrogID has produced more than 30 per cent of all the frog records in Australia over the last 240 years - crucial information which helps scientists learn more about our frogs in order to protect them."

During FrogID week from Friday, November 6 to Sunday, November 15 the data collected will help map frog populations across Australia and identify areas and species under threat.

Dr Rowley is excited for the possibilities that the possible results may have on their understanding of different frog species.

"We have so much more to understand about these amazing animals, but we can only do this with help from people across Australia," she said.

Dr Rowley has been pleased with the community as they have allowed her to survey frogs on their properties.

"The local community has been an amazing help to me while I have been here," she said.