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n. - Type and sole genus of the family of primitive New Zealand frogs.

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  • Stephens Island (Takapourewa) and Maud Island, for example, are the only places where the endemic Hamilton's frog (Leiopelma hamiltoni) can be found.
  • Two primitive species of frog are endemic to this ecoregion, Hochstetter's frog (Leiopelma hochstetteri) and Archey's frog (L. archeyi), which both utilize moist forest...
  • The plan to open 7,000 hectares of protected areas to mining would have threatened a number of rare and endemic species, including two frogs that are prehistoric relics...
  • C-value = 4.26 pg DNA, 2n=46 3. Hochstetter’s frog Leiopelma hochstetteri
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