Hochstetter's frog: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Hochstetter's frog lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Leiopelma hochstetteri
Group	Frogs & toads
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Amphibian
Order	Anura
Family	Leiopelmatidae

Where does the Hochstetter's frog live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Hochstetter's frog in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to New Zealand.

New Zealand

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Hochstetter's frog endangered?

The Hochstetter's frog’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Hochstetter's frog?

The Hochstetter's frog (Leiopelma hochstetteri) is an amphibian in the order Anura and the family Leiopelmatidae, genus Leiopelma. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Hochstetter's frog

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

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hochstetter's frog (revision 1314800359), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q913000 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).