Elachistocleis ovalis (Information about this image)
Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Amphibia
Subclassis: Lissamphibia
Ordo: Anura
Familia: Microhylidae
Subfamilia: Gastrophryninae
Genus: Elachistocleis
Species: Elachistocleis ovalis
Name
Elachistocleis ovalis (Schneider, 1799)
Type locality: Not stated.
Holotype: "Musei Ducalis Brunovicensis", "Museo Barbyensi", "Gronovius Musei".
Synonyms
Rana ovalis Schneider, 1799
Bufo ovalis — Daudin, 1802
Engystoma ovalis — Fitzinger, 1826
Microps unicolor Wagler, 1828
Dactylethra ovalis — Cuvier, 1829
Microps ovalis — Wagler, 1830
Stenocephalus microps Tschudi, 1838
Engystoma microps — Duméril and Bibron, 1841
Engystoma ovale — Hensel, 1867
Engystoma ovale var. puncticulatum Steindachner, 1902
Gastrophryne ovalis — Stejneger, 1910
Gastrophryne microps — Stejneger, 1910
Engystoma ovalis — Nieden, 1926
Elachistocleis ovale ovale — Parker, 1927
Elachistocleis ovale — Mertens, 1930
Synapturanus microps — Bokermann, 1966
References
Schneider, 1799, Hist. Amph. Nat.: 131.
Mertens, 1930, Folia Zool. Hydrobiol., Riga, 1: 163.
Frost, D.R. 2021. Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. Electronic Database accessible at https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/index.php. American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA. DOI: 10.5531/db.vz.0001 Elachistocleis ovalis . Accessed on 17 June 2008.
2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species IUCN: Elachistocleis ovalis (Least Concern) Downloaded on 17 June 2008.
Vernacular names
English: Common Oval Frog
Elachistocleis ovalis, commonly known as the common oval frog, is a dubious species of frog in the family Microhylidae. The type species of Elachistocleis, it was described without a holotype or type locality, and due to this it is not known exactly to which population the name Elachistocleis ovalis applies, making it a nomen nudum.[2] The Amphibian Species of the World restricts this species to Panama, Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Bolivia. Frog species from Brazil have been allocated to other species.[3] A 2021 study found all populations assigned to E. ovalis across South America to represent several different undescribed species, likely indicating that the name E. ovalis is invalid without knowledge of the original population.[2]
Populations assigned to Elachistocleis ovalis live in leaf litter and in tree holes in tropical rainforests and on the forest edges, grasslands, and shrublands. They breed in ponds where eggs and larvae develop.[1]
References
Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues; Andrés Acosta-Galvis; Esteban Lavilla; Frank Solís; Roberto Ibáñez; César Jaramillo; Querube Fuenmayor; Jerry Hardy (2010). "Elachistocleis ovalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T57809A86082328. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T57809A11685493.en.{{cite iucn}}: error: |doi= / |page= mismatch (help)
Jowers, Michael J.; Othman, Sites N.; Borzée, Amael; Rivas, Gilson A.; Sánchez-Ramírez, Santiago; Auguste, Renoir J.; Downie, J. Roger; Read, Morley; Murphy, John C. (2021-02-23). "Unraveling unique island colonization events in Elachistocleis frogs: phylogeography, cryptic divergence, and taxonomical implications". Organisms Diversity & Evolution. doi:10.1007/s13127-021-00487-y. ISSN 1618-1077.
Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Elachistocleis ovalis (Schneider, 1799)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
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