Hemisus marmoratus (Peters, 1854)
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.
Hemisus marmoratus, Soutpansberg, South Africa
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Open encyclopedia reference
The marbled snout-burrower (Hemisus marmoratus) is a species of frog in the family Hemisotidae.
It is found in sub-Saharan Africa.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, plantations, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. It is also called the mottled shovelnose frog and marbled shovelnose frog.
Wikipedia contributors, Marbled 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 marmoratus (Peters, 1854)
- Name authority
- (Peters, 1854)
- 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 marmoratus (Peters, 1854)
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 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 |
|---|---|
| Engystoma marmoratum Peters, 1854 Peters, 1854 | synonym |
| Hemisus marmoratum marmoratum (Peters, 1854) (Peters, 1854) | synonym |
| Kakophrynus sudanensis Steindachner, 1863 Steindachner, 1863 | synonym |
| Hemisus marmoratum (Peters, 1854) (Peters, 1854) | synonym |
| Hemisus sudanense (Steindachner, 1863) (Steindachner, 1863) | synonym |
| Hemisus taitanus Peters, 1882 Peters, 1882 | synonym |
| Hemisus marmoratus ingeri Laurent, 1972 Laurent, 1972 | synonym |
| Hemisus marmoratus loveridgei Laurent, 1972 Laurent, 1972 | synonym |
| Hemisus marmoratus marmoratus (Peters, 1854) (Peters, 1854) | synonym |
| Hemisus marmoratus sudanensis (Steindachner, 1863) (Steindachner, 1863) | 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=662340 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.
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:3KT3Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.