Hochstetter's frog
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| Hochstetter's frog | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leiopelmatidae |
| Genus: | Leiopelma |
| Species: | L. hochstetteri |
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| Leiopelma hochstetteri Fitzinger, 1861 | |
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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.
References
- Bell et al. (2004). Leiopelma hochstetteri. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is vulnerable
- Chris Mattison, Frogs & Toads of the World, (Blandford, London, UK 1992) ISBN 0-7137-2355-6
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