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    • Gloved hand holding an Archey’s frog.
    Rights: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato Published 3 November 2009 Size: 2.6 MB Referencing Hub media

    A number of Archey’s frogs have been successfully cured of chytridiomycosis in the lab. Archey’s frogs are critically endangered, so this is an important step in their conservation.

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