Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Subordo: Neobatrachia
Familia: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Gastrophryninae
Genus: Elachistocleis
Species: E. bicolor - E. cesarii - E. erythrogaster - E. magnus - E. ovalis - E. piauiensis - E. skotogaster - E. surinamensis
Name
Elachistocleis Parker, 1927
Type species: Rana ovalis Schneider, 1799
Synonyms
* Engystoma Fitzinger, 1826
* Microps Wagler, 1828
* Stenocephalus Tschudi, 1838
* Elachistocleis Parker, 1927
References
* Parker, 1927, Occas. Pap. Mus. Zool. Univ. Michigan, 187: 4.
* Toledo, L.F. 2010: A new species of Elachistocleis (Anura; Microhylidae) from the Brazilian Amazon. Zootaxa, 2496: 63–68. Preview
* Toledo, L.F.; Loebmann, D.; Haddad, C.F.B. 2010: Revalidation and redescription of Elachistocleis cesarii (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920) (Anura: Microhylidae). Zootaxa, 2418: 50–60. Preview
links
* Amphibian Species of the World 5.1 Elachistocleis access date 17 June 2008
Vernacular names
English: Oval Frogs
