Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Hemisus Higher classification Shovelnose frog | Phylum Chordata Family Hemisotidae Scientific name Hemisus microscaphus Rank Species | |
Similar Shovelnose frog, Guinea snout‑burrower, Spotted snout‑burrower, Marbled snout‑burrower | ||
The Ethiopian snout-burrower, Lake Zwai snout-burrower, or Lake Zwai shovelnose frog (Hemisus microscaphus) is a species of frog in the Hemisotidae family, endemic to Ethiopia.
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
Ethiopian snout-burrower Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA