Alcalus
Alcalus is a small genus of frogs in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is the only member of the subfamily Alcalinae. Its sister taxon is Ceratobatrachinae. Common name Alcala’s dwarf mountain frogs has been proposed for the genus. They are found in Palawan Island (the Philippines), Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula. They prefer semi-aquatic microhabitats.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 6 known species
Tasan Frog
speciesAlcalus pullus
Balu Eastern Frog
speciesAlcalus baluensis
Alcalus sariba
speciesAlcalus sariba
Alcalus mariae
speciesAlcalus mariae
Alcalus rajae
speciesAlcalus rajae
Alcalus fontinalis
speciesAlcalus fontinalis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 476550.