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Basic information
Hemisus marmoratus
Marbled Pig-nosed Frog
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAmphibians
OrderFrogs
FamilyHemisotidae
GenusHemisus
- Czech name
- Prasatka mramorovaná
- English name
- Marbled Pig-nosed Frog
- Alternative names
- Marbled Shovel-nosed Frog, Marbled Shovel-snouted Frog, Marbled Shovelnose Frog, Marbled Snout-burrower, Mottled Burrowing Frog, Mottled Shovel-nosed Frog, Pig-nosed Frog, Shovel-nosed Burrowing Frog, Shovel-nosed Frog
- Synonyms
- Engystoma marmoratum, Hemisus marmoratum, Hemisus marmoratum marmoratum, Hemisus marmoratus ingeri, Hemisus marmoratus loveridgei, Hemisus marmoratus marmoratus, Hemisus marmoratus sudanensis, Hemisus sudanense, Hemisus taitanus, Kakophrynus sudanensis
Distribution and environment
- Microhabitat
- Fossorial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 55 mm
- Body mass
- max 6.3 g
Biological characteristics
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Diet
- Arthropods
Reproduction and development
- Clutch size
- 80–250 individuals
- Clutches per year
- max 1 × per year
- Development
- Larval
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- AmphiBIO, Catalogue of Life
- Original documentation
- AmphiBIO · Anf2107 · figshare-v5
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 3KT3Z · COL26.9