Elachistocleis | |
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Elachistocleis surinamensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Microhylidae |
Subfamily: | Gastrophryninae |
Genus: | Elachistocleis Parker, 1927 |
Type species | |
Rana ovalis Schneider, 1799
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Species | |
See text. | |
Synonyms | |
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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]