Shovel-nosed Frog

Shovel-nosed Frog

Hemisus marmoratus

Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Kruger National Park
66 Verified sightings at Kruger National Park From 2019 to 2026
91 Verified sightings across all 17 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's spotted Active throughout day and night

About the Shovel-nosed Frog

The marbled snout-burrower (Hemisus marmoratus) is a species of frog in the family Hemisotidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, dry savanna, moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, swamps, freshwater lakes, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, arable land, plantations, seasonally flooded agricultural land, and canals and ditches. It is also called the mottled shovelnose frog and marbled shovelnose frog. Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
~10%
2 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
3 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
4 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
Insufficient data
5 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
6 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
7 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
9 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
10 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
Insufficient data
11 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Tsavo West National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
13 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
14 iSimangaliso Wetland Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
15 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
16 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
17 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Shovel-nosed Frog in Kruger National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Shovel-nosed Frog sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 66 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Shovel-nosed Frog in Kruger National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Shovel-nosed Frog in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.

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