How many species of NZ frog are there?

Answer 1

There is no exact figure for this. According to the Australian Biological Resources Study (see the related link from the Australian Government website below), there are between 4950 and 6515 described species of amphibians in the world.

The number continues to change as new species of amphibians are being discovered, and others become extinct.

Answer 2

There are 17 species of the green tree frog.

Answer 3

There are seven species of frog found in New Zealand, three of which are non-native species introduced by settlers. An additional five species were introduced in the 1800's that were unable to establish successful populations. None of these are present today. All of the native species and two of the introduced species are listed as threatened or endangered.

Answer 4

Ther are 43 species of newts and 14 genera. I read this in a library book.

Answer 5

there are black, red, orange, yellow, lime green, and magenta colored newt figins

Answer 6

A toad is an amphibian that is closely related to frogs. There is said to be in excess of 4,000 species of toads around the world.

Answer 7

Too many.