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Kōrero: Frogs

Archey’s frog

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Archey’s frog

Archey’s frog is smaller than Hochstetter’s. A glandular ridge runs from each eye along the edge of the back. Colour varies, with shades of green and brown and maybe red, with some patterning. Archey’s frogs live in damp or misty places away from water. They often climb into trees.

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Ryan Photographic

by Paddy Ryan

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Paddy Ryan, Frogs – Native frogs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/9991/archeys-frog (accessed 25 June 2026).

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