Hemisus microscaphus
| Ethiopian Snout-burrower | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hemisotidae |
| Genus: | Hemisus |
| Species: | H. microscaphus |
| Binomial name | |
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Hemisus microscaphus Laurent, 1972 |
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The Ethiopian snout-burrower, Lake Zwai snout-burrower, or Lake Zwai shovelnose frog (Hemisus microscaphus) is a species of frog in the Hemisotidae family, 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.
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