Mar 11, 2025
Mottled Shovelnose Frog
AKA Marbled Shovelnose Frog, Marbled Snout-Burrower, Hemisus marmoratus
Funny-looking guys from southern Africa that can live in a wide variety of habitats!
They use their hard pointy faces to dig! When they're ready to mate, they use their noses to dig tunnels, where the female stays until there's enough rainfall. When that happens, she digs her way back up and releases the eggs into the water!
Mottled/Marbled shovelnose frogs in particular are named for their skin pattern, which varies a lot from frog to frog! Some are more brown-ish, some more yellow-ish!