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Photo of frog on eucalyptus leaf

"I saw this beautiful frog, took a photo, put it on the website and a couple of days later people told me it is invasive,"
Mr Moretto said.

"If they were to establish in Tasmania, they've got the ability to outcompete native populations for resources,"
he said.

Lavender in foreground, building out of focus in background

"I go, 'Is that it!?' and Debbie goes, 'Oh my God, that's it'."

Two people stand smiling at camera. One is in biosecurity uniform and holds container with frog.

Two people smiling, in background is a lavender farm

"Sometimes we have no idea [what we're photographing] … for me it was just a beautiful frog."

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