Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic

Shovel-nosed Frog

Hemisus marmoratus

Silhouette: Jose Carlos Arenas-Monroy · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAmphibia (Amphibians)
OrderAnura (Frogs and Toads)
FamilyHemisotidae (Shovelnose Frogs)
GenusHemisus (Shovelnose Frogs)
SpeciesHemisus marmoratus (Shovel-nosed Frog)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Lake Manyara National Park

1 Verified sightings at Lake Manyara National Park From 2019 to 2026

91 Verified sightings across all 17 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️🌙 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 →

Closest Relatives at Lake Manyara National Park

Sclerophrys gutturalis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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

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