Shovel-nosed Frog
Hemisus marmoratus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAmphibia (Amfibis)
- OrderAnura (Anurs)
- FamilyHemisotidae (Shovelnose Frogs)
- GenusHemisus (Shovelnose Frogs)
- SpeciesHemisus marmoratus (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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Shovel-nosed Frog sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Grey Foam-nest Treefrog
Chiromantis xerampelina
Painted Reed Frog
Hyperolius marmoratus
Garman's Toad
Sclerophrys garmani
Anchieta's Ridged Frog
Ptychadena anchietae
African Split-skin Toad
Schismaderma carens
Red-Banded Rubber Frog
Phrynomantis bifasciatus
Edible bullfrog
Pyxicephalus edulis
Common Rain Frog
Breviceps adspersus
Senegal Kassina
Kassina senegalensis
Mozambique ridged frog
Ptychadena mossambica
Fenoulhet's Toad
Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti
Common River Frog
Amietia delalandii
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 4 | Liwonde National Park | 🇲🇼 Malawi | |
| 5 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 6 | Mana Pools National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 7 | Mkomazi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 8 | Lake Manyara National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Gorongosa National Park | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | |
| 10 | South Luangwa National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 11 | Tarangire National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 12 | Tsavo West National Park | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 13 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 14 | iSimangaliso Wetland Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 15 | Ngorongoro Conservation Area | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 16 | Masai Mara National Reserve | 🇰🇪 Kenya | |
| 17 | Serengeti National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Shovel-nosed Frog in Kruger National Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Shovel-nosed Frog sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records 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.