Elachistocleis surinamensis (Daudin 1802)

Barrio-Amorós, César L., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M. & Señaris, J. Celsa, 2019, Catalogue of the amphibians of Venezuela: Illustrated and annotated species list, distribution, and conservation, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 180) 13 (1), pp. 1-198 : 103

Elachistocleis surinamensis (Daudin 1802)

Type: Unknown.

Type locality: “ Surinam.”

Distribution: Regions 4, 5. Venezuela, Trinidad, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. In Venezuela, present south of Orinoco River, including Orinoco Delta, usually in open areas.

Remarks: All populations of Elachistocleis in Venezuela with a gray venter, and orange or yellow spots, are assigned to this species, although it must be a species complex ( Lavilla et al. 2003). A comprehensive review of the genus and populations currently assigned to E. surinamensis is needed to clarify taxonomic status of Venezuelan populations.

Selected references: Rivero et al. (1986); Gorzula and Señaris (1999); Señaris et al. (2014).