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Ethiopian snout-burrower

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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

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.

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

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  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.