Spotted snout-burrower  (Hemisus guttatus)

Spotted snout-burrower

Facts

Also known as:Spotted burrowing frog, spotted pig-nosed frog, spotted shovelnose frog, spotted shovel-nosed frog and spotted shovel-snouted frog
Previously known as:Engystoma guttatum and Hemisus guttatum
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Amphibia
Order Anura
Family Hemisotidae
Genus Hemisus (1)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (1).

Description

ARKive is working with the Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) to source images of the world's threatened amphibian species.

A collaboration among scientists from IUCN - The World Conservation Union, Conservation International and NatureServe, the GAA is the first ever comprehensive assessment of the conservation strategy for the world's known species of frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and caecilians.

The GAA website presents results of this assessment for every amphibian species, including information on IUCN Red List category, range, ecology, threats and conservation.

For further information on this species, please see the Global Amphibian AssessmentGlobal Amphibian Assessment

Further Information

For more information on the Global Amphibian Assessment, please see:
www.globalamphibians.org.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (April, 2007)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org