Hula painted frog

noun

Hula painted frog

noun

Etymology Named after Lake Hula in the Hula Valley, Israel.

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A species of painted frog, Latonia nigriventer.

The Hula painted frog is the ultimate Lazarus taxon: thought extinct for a million years, it was discovered clinging to life in a swamp on Europe's periphery.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 42:

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