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Distribution of New Zealand’s endemic frogs

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Distribution of New Zealand’s endemic frogs

In the North Island, endemic frogs occur in areas of native forest separated by farmland. None have been found alive in the South Island in modern times, although bones of several species have been found.

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Paddy Ryan, Frogs – Frogs in New Zealand, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/9988/distribution-of-new-zealands-endemic-frogs (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Paddy Ryan, published 1 March 2009.