Elachistocleis
Elachistocleis is a genus of microhylid frogs found in southern America from Panama southwards. Their common name is oval frogs, although for historic reasons not all species are named so.[1][2]
| Elachistocleis | |
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| Elachistocleis ovalis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Gastrophryninae |
| Genus: | Elachistocleis Parker, 1927 |
| Type species | |
| Rana ovalis Schneider, 1799 | |
| Species | |
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Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Elachistocleis:[1]
| Binomial name and author | Common name |
|---|---|
| Elachistocleis bicolor (Guérin-Méneville, 1838) | Two-colored oval frog |
| Elachistocleis bumbameuboi Caramaschi, 2010 | |
| Elachistocleis carvalhoi Caramaschi, 2010 | |
| Elachistocleis cesarii (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) | |
| Elachistocleis corumbaensis (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)Piva, Caramaschi, and Albuquerque, 2017 | |
| Elachistocleis erythrogaster Kwet & Di-Bernardo, 1998 | Red-bellied oval frog[3] |
| Elachistocleis haroi Pereyra, Akmentins, Laufer & Vaira, 2013[4] | |
| Elachistocleis helianneae Caramaschi, 2010 | |
| Elachistocleis magna Toledo, 2010 | |
| Elachistocleis matogrosso Caramaschi, 2010 | |
| Elachistocleis muiraquitan Nunes-de-Almeida and Toledo, 2012 | |
| Elachistocleis ovalis (Schneider, 1799) | Common oval frog |
| Elachistocleis panamensis (Dunn, Trapido, and Evans, 1948) | Panama humming frog |
| Elachistocleis pearsei (Ruthven, 1914) | Colombian plump prog |
| Elachistocleis piauiensis Caramaschi & Jim, 1983 | Piaui oval frog |
| Elachistocleis skotogaster Lavilla, Vaira & Ferrari, 2003 | |
| Elachistocleis surinamensis (Daudin, 1802) | Surinam oval frog |
| Elachistocleis surumu Caramaschi, 2010 | |
References
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Elachistocleis Parker, 1927". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. 2013. Berkeley, California: Elachistocleis. AmphibiaWeb, available at http://amphibiaweb.org/. (Accessed: 29 November 2013).
- Solé, Micro (December 8, 2002). "Elachistocleis erythrogaster; Red-bellied Oval Frog". CalPhotos. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- Pereyra, L. C.; Akmentins, M. S.; Laufer, G.; Vaira, M. (2013). "A new species of Elachistocleis (Anura: Microhylidae) from north-western Argentina". Zootaxa. 3694 (6): 525. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3694.6.2.
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