Ethiopian snout-burrower

The Ethiopian snout-burrower (Hemisus microscaphus), also known as the Lake Zwai snout-burrower or Lake Zwai shovelnose frog, is a species of frog in the family Hemisotidae, endemic to Ethiopia.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, dry savanna, subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland, rivers, swamps, intermittent freshwater marshes, freshwater springs, and heavily degraded former forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.