Elachistocleis ovalis (Schneider, 1799) Northern Oval Frog	family: Microhylidae subfamily: Gastrophryninae genus: Elachistocleis
Taxonomic Notes: This ancient name (1799) lacks type material and there is no type locality. Despite wide usage it should be considered an invalid name and not used, with specimens refereed to Elachistocleis sp.(Jowers MJ, Othman SN, Borzee A, Rivas GA, Sanchez-Ramirez S, Auguste RJ, Downie JR, Read M, Murphy JC 2021 Unraveling unique island colonization events in Elachistocleis frogs:phylogeography, cryptic divergence, and taxonomical implications. Organisms Diversity & Evolution https://doi.org/10.1007/s13127-021-00487-y). Specimens formerly assigned to this taxon from Trinidad and Tobago and from Venezuela have been placed in a new taxon E. nigrogularis by Jowers et al. 2021. Pending revision AmphibiaWeb continues to use the name E. ovalis.

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County
State
Country	Brazil
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Recorded By	Ariovaldo A. Giaretta
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Copyright	Ariovaldo A. Giaretta
Date Entered	2004-05-04

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Locality	Uberlândia
County
State	MG
Country	Brazil
Date Recorded
Call Type
Temperature (F/C)
Temperature Type
Background
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Recorded By	Ariovaldo A. Giaretta
Source
Copyright	For permission to use this file, contact Ariovaldo A. Giaretta (thoropa@inbio.ufu.br).
Date Entered	2005-12-16

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