Hemisus microscaphus Laurent, 1972
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 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.
Wikipedia contributors, Ethiopian 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 microscaphus Laurent, 1972
- Name authority
- Laurent, 1972
- 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 microscaphus Laurent, 1972
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 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 |
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=662341 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:3KT42. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.