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Maud Island frog

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The entire species was initially confined to a 16-ha forest remnant on 309-ha Maud Island. Although its population on Maud Island is estimated to be 27,500–39,500, conservation has focused on establishing new populations on different islands, because the species is still vulnerable to fungal disease,
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Long-term studies beginning in 1983 have revealed this species is extremely long-lived: some monitored frogs reach 35–40 years old, making them the longest-lived wild frog in the world. Individuals are well-camouflaged and sedentary, spending their whole lives within a 30-m area and moving the centre
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near Wellington, and 100 more in 2012. Most of the frogs were released in a kiwi- and mouse-proof enclosure, but 29 were placed outside the enclosure so that a comparative study could be done. In February 2008, 13 froglets were discovered clinging to adult males inside the enclosure. Those outside
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in 1997 – the first time New Zealand frogs had been translocated between islands. This was more successful than a 2006 translocation of 100 to nearby Long Island; Motuara contained better habitat and frogs there were protected by a kiwi-proof fence.
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was a small terrestrial frog, growing to 5 cm in length, and is medium to dark brown with unwebbed toes and a distinctive extended ridge behind its eyes. It is slightly larger than and differs slightly in colour from Hamilton's frog
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natural disaster, climate change, or the arrival of mammalian predators. Maud Island suffered an incursion of mice in 2013, but these were eradicated and the island was declared predator-free in November 2016.
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Burns, Rhys J; Bell, Ben D; Haih, Amanda; Bishop, Phillip; Easton, Luke; Wren, Sally; Germano, Jennifer; Hitchmough, Rodney A; Rofe, Jeremy; Makan, Troy (2017).
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Holyoake, Andrew; Waldman, Bruce; Gemmell, Neil J. (2001). "Determining the species status of one of the world's rarest frogs: a conservation dilemma".
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to a different part of Maud Island, successfully starting a new colony. Three hundred were translocated 25 km to Motuara Island in
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and were considered to be a subpopulation of that species. In 1998, an analysis of the muscle proteins (allozymes) of
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from both islands showed enough differences that the Maud Island population was designated a separate species, name
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Database entry includes a range map, a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable, and the criteria used
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Hay, J.M.; Sarre, S.D. (2010). "Genetic diversity and taxonomy: a reassessment of species designation in tuatara (
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of their home range only 1.3 m every 10 years – one of the smallest home ranges known for any vertebrate.
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species do not support the results of the allozyme analysis, however; the genetic difference between
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Newman, Don; Bell, Ben; Bishop, Phillip; Burns, Rhys; Haigh, Amanda; Hitchmough, Rod (2013).
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was less than 300 individuals living in a small pile of rocks on Stephens Island.
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was classified as both taxonomically indeterminate and Nationally Vulnerable.
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word for Maud Island. This then meant that the total world population of
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In 2006, 60 Maud Island frogs were released into the predator-proof
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is classed as taxonomically indistinct in the 2017 version of the
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Bell, Ben D.; Daugherty, Charles H.; Hay, Jennifer M. (1998). "
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is no greater than that seen between different populations of
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EDGE Evolutionarily Distinct & Globally Endangered
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Index

Maud Island Frog

Conservation status
Vulnerable
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Amphibia
Anura
Leiopelmatidae
Leiopelma
Binomial name

Leiopelma hamiltoni
Leiopelma
Maud Island
Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere
Marlborough
Stephens Island
Māori
mtDNA
Archey's frog
Brothers Island tuatara

New Zealand Threat Classification System
Meet the Locals
Department of Conservation

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