Meanings
nounHula painted frog (plural Hula painted frogs)
plural Hula painted frogs
- 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
Origin
Named after Lake Hula in the Hula Valley, Israel.
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