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.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hochstetter's Frog being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Nannophrys ceylonensis
- Eupsophus vertebralis
- Quasipaa exilispinosa
- Quasipaa spinosa
- Discoglossus montalentii
- Leptobrachella laui
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Leiopelmatidae
- Genus
- Leiopelma
- Species
- Leiopelma hochstetteri
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