Hemisus guttatus (Rapp, 1842)
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 spotted snout-burrower (Hemisus guttatus), or spotted shovelnose frog, is a species of frog in the family Hemisotidae, found in South Africa and possibly Eswatini.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, temperate shrubland, temperate grassland, rivers, intermittent rivers, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater marshes, and canals and ditches.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Spotted 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 guttatus (Rapp, 1842)
- Name authority
- (Rapp, 1842)
- 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 guttatus (Rapp, 1842)
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 guineensis Cope, 1865 | HemisotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| 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 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 |
|---|---|
| Engystoma guttatum Rapp, 1842 Rapp, 1842 | synonym |
| Hemisus guttatum (Rapp, 1842) (Rapp, 1842) | 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=662339 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:3KT3W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.