ɐ kˈæptɪvbɹˈiːdɪŋ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm wʌz ɪstˈæblɪʃt æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˈæntɚbˌɛɹi ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː tə sˈeɪfɡɑːɹd ðə spˈiːsiːz fɹʌm dɪzˈiːz, ænd fɹˈɑːɡz səksˈɛsfəli bɹˈɛd.
A captive-breeding programme was established at the University of Canterbury in 2002 to safeguard the species from disease, and frogs successfully bred.