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Alcalus

Alcalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ceratobatrachidae
Subfamily: Alcalinae
Genus: Alcalus
Brown, Siler, Richards, Diesmos, and Cannatella, 2015
Type species
Micrixalus mariae
Inger, 1954
Diversity
4 species (see text)

Alcalus is a small genus of frogs in the Ceratobatrachidae family. It is the only member of subfamily Alcalinae. Common name Alcala’s dwarf mountain frogs has been proposed for the genus. They are found in Borneo and Palawan Island, the Philippines.

The genus is named in honour of Angel Alcala, a Filipino biologist who has worked with Southeast Asian amphibians.

There are five species:


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