| Leiopelma auroraensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leiopelmatidae |
| Genus: | Leiopelma |
| Species: | †L. auroraensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Leiopelma auroraensis | |
Leiopelma auroraensis, known as the Aurora frog, is an extinct species of frog that was found in New Zealand.[1] One subfossil of the Aurora frog has been discovered in the Aurora Cave, Fiordland, New Zealand. It measured about 60 mm from the snout to the vent. It is named after the Aurora Cave for where it was found.[3] The other extinct New Zealand frogs are Markham's frog and Waitomo frog.[4][5] Aurora frog probably was a local form that had evolved from the more widely distributed Markham's frog.[4]
- ^ a b Burns, Rhys J.; Bell, Ben D.; Haigh, Amanda; Bishop, Phillip J.; Easton, Luke; Wren, Sally; Germano, Jennifer (August 2018). Conservation status of New Zealand amphibians, 2017 (PDF). Wellington, New Zealand: Department of Conservation. p. 5. ISBN 9781988514680. OCLC 1052880982.
- ^ "Aurora Frog, Leiopelma auroraensis Worthy, 1987; holotype". Collections Online. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ Worthy, Trevor H. (1987). "Osteology of Leiopelma (Amphibia: Leiopelmatidae) and descriptions of three new subfossil Leiopelma species". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 17 (3): 201–251. doi:10.1080/03036758.1987.10418160.
- ^ a b Worthy, Trevor H. (1987). "Palaeoecological information concerning members of the frog genus Leiopelma: Leiopelmatidae in New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 17 (4): 409–420. doi:10.1080/03036758.1987.10426482.
- ^ Nadia Webster (2004). "Native frog captive husbandry manual" (PDF). Department of Conservation. Retrieved 29 January 2015.