Perret's snout-burrower

Perret's snout-burrower or Perret's shovelnose frog (Hemisus perreti) is a species of frog in the family Hemisotidae.[1][2] It is found in Gabon, western Republic of the Congo, the Cabinda enclave of Angola, and western Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Perret's snout-burrower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hemisotidae
Genus: Hemisus
Species:
H. perreti
Binomial name
Hemisus perreti
Laurent, 1972

Etymology

The specific name, perreti, honours Jean-Luc Perret, a Swiss herpetologist who has specialized in African amphibians.[3]

Habitat and conservation

The species inhabits pristine lowland rainforest, secondary forest, forest patches in savanna, and forest along the savanna-forest transition zone. It is probably a common species, but its secretive and fossorial habits make it easy to overlook. Threats to this little known species are unknown.[1]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group 2019. Hemisus perreti. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T55284A18361901. Downloaded on 21 July 2019.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2016). "Hemisus perreti Laurent, 1972". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  3. Bo Beolens; Michael Watkins; Michael Grayson (22 April 2013). The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians. Pelagic Publishing. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-907807-44-2.


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