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n. - Primitive New Zealand frogs.

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  • New studies reveal that some species of primitive frogs - especially the ones in a family called Leiopelmatidae - are good jumpers but are amazingly klutzy at touching down.
  • However, no studies had analyzed the jumping behavior of the most primitive living frogs, part of a group dubbed Leiopelmatidae that possess ancient features such as...
  • Amphibians are represented in New Zealand by just four primitive frog species of the endemic family Leiopelmatidae.
  • This primitive member of the Leiopelmatidae family does not have a tadpole stage and is one of the world's rarest frogs.
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