Conservation status of New Zealand frogs, 2009

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 121-130

  Newman, Donald G ^a   Bell, Ben D ^b   Bishop, Phillip J ^c   Burns, Rhys ^a   Haigh, Amanda ^a,d   Hitchmough, Rodney A ^a   Tocher, Mandy ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Conservation status; Leiopelma; Litoria; New Zealand; Threatened frogs

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BONE; CAVE DEPOSIT; CONSERVATION STATUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXTINCTION; FROG; SPECIES CONSERVATION; VULNERABILITY;

AUCKLAND; AUSTRALIA; GREAT BARRIER ISLAND; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

ANURA; LEIOPELMA; LEIOPELMA ARCHEYI; LEIOPELMA HAMILTONI; LEIOPELMA HOCHSTETTERI; LEIOPELMA PAKEKA; LITORIA; LITORIA AUREA; LITORIA RANIFORMIS;

EID: 77955179902     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014221003685856     Document Type: Article

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