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Kōrero: Frogs

Hochstetter’s frog

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Hochstetter’s frog

Hochstetter’s frog is the most water-loving of the native frogs, and the only one to have any webbing – the hind toes are half-webbed. It lives close to streams in native forests up to 800 metres altitude in the North Island, and used to be in the South Island as well. Colour varies from green to brown, and gives good camouflage.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Reference: AAQA 6500 Col1493

by John Johns

Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Paddy Ryan, Frogs – Native frogs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9990/hochstetters-frog (accessed 25 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Paddy Ryan, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.

Comments

Hilary Ramage
29 August 2016
I think I have found a dead one near a small stream on our property. I could I find out if there are others and if so are there ways to protect them?