Discovery and spatial assessment of a Hochstetter's frog (Leiopelma hochstetteri) population found in Maungatautari Scenic Reserve, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 147-156

  Baber, Matthew ^a   Moulton, Heather ^a,e   Smuts‐Kennedy, Chris ^b   Gemmell, Neil ^c   Crossland, Michael ^d  

^a EcoQuest Education Foundation   (New Zealand)

^b Maungatautari Ecological Island Trust   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Anurans; Frogs; Hochstetter's frog; Introduced mammals; Leiopelma hochstetteri; Maungatautari

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FROG; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATURE CONSERVATION; NATURE RESERVE; PEST SPECIES; POPULATION DENSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

ANURA; LEIOPELMA HOCHSTETTERI; MAMMALIA; RATTUS RATTUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 33746568459     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2006.9518439     Document Type: Article

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