Ethiopian snout-burrower

The Ethiopian snout-burrower (Hemisus microscaphus), also known as the Lake Zwai snout-burrower or Lake Zwai shovelnose frog, is a species of frog in the family Hemisotidae, endemic to Ethiopia.

Ethiopian snout-burrower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemisotidae
Genus: Hemisus
Species:
H. microscaphus
Binomial name
Hemisus microscaphus
Laurent, 1972

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, and heavily degraded former forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Hemisus microscaphus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T55282A18361298. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T55282A18361298.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.



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