Elachistocleis erythrogaster

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: Elachistocleis erythrogaster

Name

Elachistocleis erythrogaster Kwet and Di-Bernardo, 1998

Type locality: "about one km from the entrance to the 'Centro de Pesquisas e Conservação da Natureza Pró-Mata', 29° 30´ S, 50° 10´ W, municipality São Francisco de Paula, (960 m NN), state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil".

Holotype: MCP 2450.

References

* Kwet and Di-Bernardo, 1998, Stud. Neotrop. Fauna Environ., 33: 9.
* Frost, Darrel R. 2007. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 5.1 (10 October, 2007). Electronic Database accessible at [1] American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. Elachistocleis erythrogaster . Accessed on 17 June 2008.
* 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN link: Elachistocleis erythrogaster (Near Threatened) Downloaded on 17 June 2008.

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Pro-Mata Oval Frog

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Elachistocleis erythrogaster is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, and pastureland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Source

* Silvano, D., Kwet, A. & Garcia, P. 2004. Elachistocleis erythrogaster. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 July 2007.