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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Elachistocleis |
| Species: | E. ovalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Elachistocleis ovalis (Schneider, 1799)
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Rana ovalis Schneider, 1799 | |
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 edit
- ^ a b Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues; Andrés Acosta-Galvis; Esteban Lavilla; Frank Solís; Roberto Ibáñez; César Jaramillo; Querube Fuenmayor; Jerry Hardy (2016) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Elachistocleis ovalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T57809A86082328. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T57809A11685493.en.
- ^ a b 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. 21: 189–206. doi:10.1007/s13127-021-00487-y. ISSN 1618-1077. S2CID 256016702.
- ^ 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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