Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Archaeobatrachia
Familia: Leiopelmatidae
Genus: Leiopelma
Species: Leiopelma pakeka
Name
Leiopelma pakeka Bell, Daugherty & Hay, 1998
Type locality: "Maud Island, Cook Strait, latitude 41° 01´ S, longitude 173° 53´ E", New Zealand.
Holotype: MONZ AM 86.
References
* Bell, B.D.; Daugherty, C.H.; Hay, J.M. 1998: Leiopelma pakeka, n. sp. (Anura: Leiopelmatidae), a cryptic species of frog from Maud Island, New Zealand, and a reassessment of the conservation status of L. hamiltoni from Stephens Island. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 28: 39-54. [1]
* Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Electronic Database accessible at [2] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Leiopelma pakeka . Accessed on 03 June 2008.
* 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Leiopelma pakeka (Vulnerable) Downloaded on 03 June 2008.
Vernacular names
English: Pakeka New Zealand Frog
