Chiasmocleis mehelyi Caramaschi & Cruz, 1997
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Chiasmocleis mehelyi is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.
It is endemic to Brazil.
Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, intermittent freshwater marshes, and pastureland.
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Wikipedia contributors, Chiasmocleis mehelyi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T15:39:29.226109+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Chiasmocleis mehelyi Caramaschi & Cruz, 1997
- Name authority
- Caramaschi & Cruz, 1997
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Microhylidae
- Genus
- Chiasmocleis
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyMicrohylidae Günther, 1858
- subfamilyGastrophryninae Fitzinger, 1843
- genusChiasmocleis Méhely, 1904
- speciesChiasmocleis mehelyi Caramaschi & Cruz, 1997
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Chiasmocleis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Chiasmocleis antenori (Walker, 1973) | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chiasmocleis bassleri Dunn, 1949 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chiasmocleis bicegoi Miranda-Ribeiro, 1920 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chiasmocleis capixaba Cruz, Caramaschi & Izecksohn, 1997 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chiasmocleis devriesi Funk & Cannatella, 2009 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chiasmocleis gnoma Canedo, Dixo & Pombal, 2004 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chiasmocleis haddadi Peloso, Sturaro, Forlani, Gaucher, Motta & Wheeler, 2014 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chiasmocleis hudsoni Parker, 1940 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chiasmocleis magnova Moravec & Köhler, 2007 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chiasmocleis migueli Forlani, Tonini, Cruz, Zaher & de Sá, 2017 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chiasmocleis papachibe Peloso, Sturaro, Forlani, Gaucher, Motta & Wheeler, 2014 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Chiasmocleis parkeri Almendáriz C., Brito-M., Batallas-R., Vaca-Guerrero & Ron, 2017 | MicrohylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=664541 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:5Y2SD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.