Story: Northland region

Rare species

A rare species of native frog that lives in Northland is the dark brown Hochstetter’s frog. It grows up to 48 millimetres long, has partially webbed feet, and has more warts than other native frogs.

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Claudia Orange, Northland region – Natural environment, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/7519/rare-species (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Claudia Orange, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.

Comments

Rowena Matthews
24 September 2016

Just to say only yesterday I came across our rare Northland frog in the waitakere ranges, inside the now unused tram tunnels. I picked one up