EPISODE · Apr 9, 2026 · 6 MIN
Researchers attach backpack trackers to one of NZ's tiniest frogs
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In a bid to learn more about New Zealand's tiniest frog, researchers attached little backpack trackers to the hotchstetter frogs that are no bigger than a two dollar coin and live in the Maha-kirau Forest Sanctuary in the Coromandel. University of Otago researchers rigged-up eleven of the little hoppers. Associate Professor Stephanie Godfrey spoke to Lisa Owen.
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In a bid to learn more about New Zealand's tiniest frog, researchers attached little backpack trackers to the hotchstetter frogs that are no bigger than a two dollar coin and live in the Maha-kirau Forest Sanctuary in the Coromandel. University of Otago researchers rigged-up eleven of the little hoppers. Associate Professor Stephanie Godfrey spoke to Lisa Owen.
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