Summary ⁴

Hochstetter's frog (Leiopelma hochstetteri) is a primitive frog native to New Zealand, one of only four extant species belonging to the taxonomic family Leiopelmatidae. It is named after the German geologist Ferdinand von Hochstetter.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) David M. Green, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leiopelma_hochstetteri02.jpg
2. anonymous, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hochstetters_Frog_on_Moss.jpg
3. (c) David M. Green, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leiopelma_hochstetteri01.jpg
4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiopelma_hochstetteri

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• AMNH Amphibian Species of the World
• AmphibiaWeb
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• VertNet

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