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]
^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).
following species are recognised in the genus Elachistocleis: Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Elachistocleis Parker, 1927". Amphibian Species of the World:...
Marta I. (6 July 2015). "Observaciones sobre la dieta de Elachistocleis pearsei y Elachistocleis panamensis en dos áreas intervenidas de tierras bajas del...
Amazonian Brazil; earlier reports from Bolivia probably refer to Elachistocleis haroi. Elachistocleis bicolor is an abundant species occurring in seasonally flooded...
some frogs from Bolivia currently attributed to Elachistocleis ovalis belong to this species. Elachistocleis skotogaster is known from its type locality,...
pearsei is nested within other Elachistocleis, leading to resurrection of name Elachistocleis pearsei. Elachistocleis pearsei is a nocturnal and fossorial...
Elachistocleis ovalis, commonly known as the common oval frog, is a dubious species of frog in the family Microhylidae. The type species of Elachistocleis...
Elachistocleis erythrogaster is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical...
Elachistocleis piauiensis is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, moist savanna...
Elachistocleis surinamensis is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is found in Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and possibly Guyana...
Ctenophryne Genus Dasypops Genus Dermatonotus Genus Dyscophus Genus Elachistocleis Genus Gastrophryne Genus Gastrophrynoides Genus Genyophryne Genus Glyphoglossus...
where he was the Director from 1938 to 1945. He retired in 1948. Frog Elachistocleis pearsei is named after Pearse. The standard author abbreviation Pearse...
Dasypops Miranda-Ribeiro, 1924 genus Dermatonotus Méhely, 1904 genus Elachistocleis Parker, 1927 genus Gastrophryne Fitzinger, 1843 genus Hamptophryne Carvalho...
"Predation of Thamnodynastes chaquensis (Serpentes, Colubridae) upon Elachistocleis matogrosso (Anura, Microhylidae) in the Brazilian Pantanal". Herpetology...
is a wide variety of endemic species of flora. Endemic fauna include Elachistocleis erythrogaster, Melanophryniscus cambaraensis, Thoropa saxatilis, black-and-white...
only two species found in Trinidad (not Tobago), both in the genus Elachistocleis: E. nigrogularis and E. surinamensis. The Trinidad leaf frog (Phyllomedusa...
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