Masiliwa Snout-burrower

Masiliwa Snout-burrower
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Hemisotidae
Genus:	Hemisus
Species:	H. brachydactylus
Binomial name
Hemisus brachydactylus Laurent, 1963

The Masiliwa Snout-burrower (Hemisus brachydactylus) is a species of frog in the Hemisotidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania.

Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna, and intermittent freshwater marshes.

Source

• Pickersgill, M. & Howell, K. 2004. Hemisus brachydactylus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.