Hemisus wittei Laurent, 1963
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
De Witte's snout-burrower (Hemisus wittei) is a species of frog in the family Hemisotidae found in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, and arable land.
Wikipedia contributors, De Witte's 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 wittei Laurent, 1963
- Name authority
- Laurent, 1963
- 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 wittei Laurent, 1963
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 guttatus (Rapp, 1842) | HemisotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hemisus olivaceus Laurent, 1963 | HemisotidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hemisus perreti Laurent, 1972 | 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=662344 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:3KT48. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.