Aetobatus ocellatus (Whitespotted Eagle Ray)

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Corymbia calophylla

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Pteraeolidia ianthina

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Open access to Australia’s biodiversity data

Researchers includes ecoscientists, taxonomists, collection owners, tertiary students and lecturers.

Explore & contribute

Search and download records

Search occurrence records in the ALA by species, taxon, dataset, region, date, location, data provider…

Search datasets

Search data sets provided to the ALA by collecting institutions, individual collectors and community groups.

Explore your area

Enter a street address, GPS coordinates, postcode or place name to find out what species live near you.

Tools

galah

Install and use our R package that allows simple access to ALA data, tools and services.

ALA Labs

Experiments in code, data analysis & visualisation using data sourced from the ALA.

Spatial Portal

Map, visualise and analyse relationships between species, location and environment.

Government and land managers includes federal, state and local government departments, land managers, landowners, rangers, non-government organisations, and environmental consultants.

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Explore regions

Browse pre-defined state territory, local government areas, biogeographic regions etc, using a map-based biodiversity discovery tool.

Share your data

Upload your biodiversity data to the ALA: occurrence data, images, sound files, genomic data, museum specimens, and more.

Tools

BioCollect

Create surveys, capture data in the field, and manage your biodiversity, ecological and natural resource management data.

Spatial Portal

Map, visualise and analyse relationships between species, location and environment.

Community and schools includes citizen scientists, community groups, school students and teachers, and the general public.

Explore & contribute

Explore your area

Enter a street address, GPS coordinates, postcode or place name to find out what species live near you.

Record a sighting

Upload your observations, identify species, and contribute to the ALA.

 

Australian iconic species

Browse Australia’s most recognisable species.

 

Tools

Education resources

Access F-12 curriculum-aligned classroom activities, set-by-step user guides and case studies.

DigiVol

Contribute to science by transcribing historical museum records and images.

BioCollect

Create surveys, capture data in the field, and manage your biodiversity, ecological and NRM data.