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Sand groundhopper

Tetrix ceperoi (Bolívar, 1887)

Status not recordedinsects

The sand groundhopper (Tetrix ceperoi) is a species in the family Tetrigidae, order Orthoptera. Recorded adults reach 1.2 cm in length.

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Quick facts about the sand groundhopper

Weight
Not recorded
Length
1 cm – 1.2 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Herbivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
freshwater, grassland, wetland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the sand groundhopper?

SAND GROUNDHOPPER · LENGTH 1.2 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.2 cm, the recorded maximum length of the sand groundhopper is about 0.7% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the sand groundhopper live?

Not recorded

Is the sand groundhopper endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the sand groundhopper classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderOrthoptera
  5. familyTetrigidae
  6. genusTetrix
  7. SpeciesTetrix ceperoi (Bolívar, 1887)

Synonyms Tettix ceperoi

Other names and names in other languages (13)
  • Cepero's ground-hopperEnglish
  • Cepero's groundhopperEnglish
  • Ceperos ground-hopperEnglish
  • marše písečnáCzech
  • Westliche DornschreckeGerman
  • Tétrix des vasièresFrench
  • Ceperojev monaški skakavacCroatian
  • délnyugati tüskehátú sáskaHungarian
  • DuindoorntjeDutch
  • skakun ciemieniówkaPolish
  • Тетрикс западныйRussian
  • koníček západnýSlovak
  • zanddoorntjeDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the sand groundhopper

Other species in the same genus Tetrix.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the sand groundhopper?

An adult sand groundhopper measures 1 cm – 1.2 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the sand groundhopper?

The sand groundhopper (Tetrix ceperoi) belongs to the family Tetrigidae in the order Orthoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Sand groundhopper (Tetrix ceperoi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/sand-groundhopper

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BibTeX
@misc{sand_groundhopper_2026,
  title = {Sand groundhopper (Tetrix ceperoi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/sand-groundhopper},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}