ðə fɹˈɑːɡz ˌɔn mˈɔːd ˈaɪlənd ɪn pˈɛloːɹəs sˈaʊnd slˈæʃ tˈiː hˈɔɪɪˌɛɹ, mˈɑːɹlbəɹˌoʊ, wɜː dɪskˈʌvɚd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ænd fˈɔːɹməli ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt; ðeɪ ɹᵻzˈɛmbəld ˈɛl. hˌæmɪltˈoʊni fˈaʊnd ˌɔn nˈɪɹbaɪ stˈiːvənz ˈaɪlənd ænd wɜː kənsˈɪdɚd təbi ɐ sˌʌbpəpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌv ðæt spˈiːsiːz.
The frogs on Maud Island in Pelorus Sound / Te Hoiere, Marlborough, were discovered in 1940 and formally reported in 1958; they resembled L. hamiltoni found on nearby Stephens Island and were considered to be a subpopulation of that species.