Perret's snout-burrower

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

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

Etymology

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

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2019). "Hemisus perreti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T55284A18361901. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T55284A18361901.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 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.