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Hemisus marmoratum |
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Hemisus marmoratus ingeri |
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Marbled Snout-burrower |
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Frog with a pointy snout and short limbs. Males measure 28 mm (on average) and weigh between 1.5 and 5 g. Females measure 28 mm (on average) and weigh between 5 and 6.3 g. Male has a subgular vocal sac. Back is covered by yellow patches. Venter is grayish white. Snout varies from beige to dark olive green. The male's vocal sac is dark violet while the female's throat is grayish-white like the venter. A thick dermal fold separates the neck from the snout. eyes are small and pupils are vertical slits. No webbing. Skin is smooth or slightly granular. |
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Savannas, sometimes forests. |
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Lives mainly underground, in burrows it digs with its hind limbs. |
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Insects, mainly ants and termites. |
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Eggs are deposited in burrows dug by the parents. The female lays a clutch that has a diameter of 4 cm and comprising between 88 and 240 eggs, each with a diameter of about 6 mm. This clutch is protected by a layer of infertile eggs and by a layer similar to foam. Tadpoles hatch after 3 to 6 days. |
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Warning :
This database was established according to official pieces of work and with the help of famous scientists. However, there might be some errors.
The vernacular names were collected in the field and in the colonial literature from the first part of the 20th century. The monks who established the first dictionaries were not necessarily informed naturalists. Therefore, errors must have been committed.
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