Perret's snout-burrower

Perret's snout-burrower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 or Perret's shovelnose frog (Hemisus perreti) is a species of frog in the family Hemisotidae.[1][2] It is found in Gabon, western Republic of the Congo, the Cabinda enclave of Angola, and western Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, perreti, honours Jean-Luc Perret [fr], a Swiss herpetologist who has specialized in African amphibians.[3]

Habitat and conservation

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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.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b 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.