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Kōrero: Waikato region

Hochstetter's frog

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Hochstetter's frog

Small populations of the rare Hochstetter’s frog are found in the Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park on the eastern boundary of the Waikato region. It is the only native frog to have webbing – between its hind toes. Its colour varies from green to brown.

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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: AAQA 6500 Col1493

by John Johns

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Nancy Swarbrick, Waikato region – Plants and animals, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/27062/hochstetters-frog (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 26 May 2010, updated 1 July 2015.