Spotted snout-burrower

Summary

Spotted snout-burrower is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Spotted snout-burrower's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Spotted snout-burrower is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Spotted snout-burrower's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened^[5].
• Spotted snout-burrower belongs to the parent taxon Shovelnose frog^[6].
• Spotted snout-burrower is endemic to South Africa^[7].
• Spotted snout-burrower's scientific name is Hemisus guttatus^[8].
• Spotted snout-burrower's Commons category is recorded as Hemisus guttatus^[9].
• Spotted snout-burrower's short name is recorded as H. guttatus^[10].
• Spotted snout-burrower is commonly known as Spotted snout-burrower^[11].
• Spotted snout-burrower is commonly known as Spotted Shovelnose Frog^[12].
• Spotted snout-burrower is commonly known as Spotted Burrowing Frog^[13].
• Spotted snout-burrower is commonly known as Spotted Shovel-nosed Frog^[14].
• Spotted snout-burrower is commonly known as Spotted Snout-burrower^[15].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Spotted snout-burrower is Hemisus guttatus^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Shovelnose frog^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include it^[11], Spotted Shovelnose Frog^[12], Spotted Burrowing Frog^[13], and Spotted Shovel-nosed Frog^[14].

Distribution

Spotted snout-burrower is endemic to South Africa^[7].

Identifiers

Spotted snout-burrower's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 24457^[16]. Spotted snout-burrower's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2508575^[17]. Spotted snout-burrower's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 313483^[18]. Spotted snout-burrower's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2423962^[19]. Spotted snout-burrower's ITIS TSN is recorded as 662339^[20].

Why It Matters

Spotted snout-burrower ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #1,630 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]