Hochstetter's frog

Hochstetter's frog

Declining (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Leiopelmatidae
Genus: Leiopelma
Species:
L. hochstetteri
Binomial name
Leiopelma hochstetteri
Range (does not show Maungatautari)

Hochstetter's frog or Hochstetter's New Zealand frog (Leiopelma hochstetteri)[3] is a primitive frog native to New Zealand, one of only four extant species belonging to the taxonomic family Leiopelmatidae. They possess some of the most ancient features of any extant frogs in the world.

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  2. ^ IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2015). "Leiopelma hochstetteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T11452A66654724. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T11452A66654724.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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