Olive snout-burrower

The olive snout-burrower (Hemisus olivaceus), or olive shovelnose frog, is a species of frog in the family Hemisotidae, found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and possibly Uganda. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, swamps, freshwater marshes, and intermittent freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Olive snout-burrower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemisotidae
Genus: Hemisus
Species:
H. olivaceus
Binomial name
Hemisus olivaceus
Laurent, 1963

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2013). "Hemisus olivaceus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T55283A18361784. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T55283A18361784.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.


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