Frog Classification

Use your skills as a biologist to identify the seven different frog species found in New Zealand.

When a picture of a frog is displayed, see what special features it has: webbed toes, external eardrums, slit eyes…

When you hear a frog call, listen closely and try to describe it in your head: tone, rhythm, repetitions…

Use the Frog Classification Key to find these details and name the frog!

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Frog Classification - Answers

1 Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea)

2 Whistling Tree Frog (Litoria ewingii)

3 Southern Bell Frog (Litoria raniformis)

4 Hochstetter’s Frog (Leiopelma hochstetteri)

5 Hamilton’s Frog (Leiopelma hamiltoni)

6 Archey’s Frog (Leiopelma archeyi)

7 Maud Island Frog (Leiopelma pakeka)

8 Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea)

9 Whistling Tree Frog (Litoria ewingii)

10 Southern Bell Frog (Litoria raniformis)