Mongu shovelnose frog
| Mongu shovelnose frog | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Hemisotidae |
| Genus: | Hemisus |
| Species: | H. barotseensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hemisus barotseensis Channing & Broadley, 2002 | |
The Mongu shovelnose frog, Hemisus barotseensis, is a species of frog in the Hemisotidae family, endemic to Zambia. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and intermittent freshwater marshes.
Sources
- Channing, A. 2004. Hemisus barotseensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.
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