Pepeketua / Hochstetter’s frog

$50 of $2,000 goal

Given by 1 generous donor in around 9 months

Hochstetter's is semi-aquatic (lives on land and in the water), and is the only NZ frog species to have a tadpole stage.

Auckland

These earless voiceless frogs grow to around 5cm in length, and is the only native frog species to have a tadpole stage.

With over 75% of our indigenous species at risk of extinction*, the Pest Free Waitākere Ranges Alliance is raising funds to help defend the many special species of the Waitākere Ranges.

Thank you for your support of this unusual and interesting frog!

*Extinction threat to indigenous species | Stats NZ. (n.d.). Www.stats.govt.nz. https://www.stats.govt.nz/indicators/extinction-threat-to-indigenous-species/

About us

The Pest Free Waitākere Ranges Alliance (PFWRA) is an alliance of networks and groups restoring biodiversity in the Waitākere Ranges Heritage Area.

Use of funds

All funds raised will be used to resource volunteer groups to improve habitat, keep predators in check, and undertake monitoring activity to give Hochstetter’s, and the other special species of the Waitākere Ranges, the best chance possible.