Hemisus guineensis Cope, 1865
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Guinea snout-burrower (Hemisus guineensis), or Guinea shovelnose frog, is a species of frog in the family Hemisotidae found in sub-Saharan Africa.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, heavily degraded former forests, ponds, and canals and ditches.
Wikipedia contributors, Guinea snout-burrower; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T16:20:03.237528+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hemisus guineensis Cope, 1865
- Name authority
- Cope, 1865
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Hemisotidae
- Genus
- Hemisus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyHemisotidae Cope, 1867
- genusHemisus Günther, 1859
- speciesHemisus guineensis Cope, 1865
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hemisus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hemisus marmoratus (Peters, 1854) | HemisotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hemisus microscaphus Laurent, 1972 | HemisotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hemisus barotseensis Channing & Broadley, 2002 | HemisotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hemisus brachydactylus Laurent, 1963 | HemisotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hemisus guttatus (Rapp, 1842) | HemisotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hemisus olivaceus Laurent, 1963 | HemisotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hemisus perreti Laurent, 1972 | HemisotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hemisus wittei Laurent, 1963 | HemisotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hemisus guineensis katanganus Laurent, 1972 Laurent, 1972 | synonym |
| Hemisus guineensis latinasus Laurent, 1972 Laurent, 1972 | synonym |
| Hemisus guineensis microps Laurent, 1972 Laurent, 1972 | synonym |
| Hemisus marmoratum guineense Cope, 1865 Cope, 1865 | synonym |
| Hemisus guineense Cope, 1865 Cope, 1865 | synonym |
| Engystoma vermiculatum Peters, 1882 Peters, 1882 | synonym |
| Hemisus guineensis broadleyi Laurent, 1972 Laurent, 1972 | synonym |
| Hemisus marmoratum guineensis Cope, 1865 Cope, 1865 | synonym |
| Hemisus guineensis macrodactylus Laurent, 1972 Laurent, 1972 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=662338 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3KT3V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.