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Elachistocleis cesarii (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Elachistocleis cesarii (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)
Name authority
(Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Anura
Family
Microhylidae
Genus
Elachistocleis
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderAnura
  10. familyMicrohylidae Günther, 1858
  11. subfamilyGastrophryninae Fitzinger, 1843
  12. genusElachistocleis Parker, 1927
  13. speciesElachistocleis cesarii (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Elachistocleis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Elachistocleis bicolor (Guérin-Méneville, 1838)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elachistocleis erythrogaster Kwet & Di-Bernardo, 1998MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elachistocleis haroi Pereyra, Akmentins, Laufer & Vaira, 2013MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elachistocleis helianneae Caramaschi, 2010MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elachistocleis ovalis (Schneider, 1799)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elachistocleis panamensis (Dunn, Trapido & Evans, 1948)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elachistocleis piauiensis Caramaschi & Jim, 1983MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elachistocleis skotogaster Lavilla, Vaira & Ferrari, 2003MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elachistocleis surinamensis (Daudin, 1802)MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elachistocleis araios Sánchez-Nivicela, Peloso, Urgilés, Yánez-Muñoz, Sagredo, Páez & Ron, 2020MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elachistocleis nigrogularis Jowers, Othman, Borzée, Rivas-Fuenmayor, Sánchez-Ramírez, Auguste, Downie, Read & Murphy, 2021MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Elachistocleis tinigua Acosta-Galvis, Tonini & de Sá, 2022MicrohylidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Engystoma cesarii mottae Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920synonym
Engystoma ovale cesarii Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920synonym
Engystoma ovale lineatum Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1097725 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:38X35. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.