Alcalus fontinalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Anura

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Ordo: Anura

Familia: Ceratobatrachidae
Subfamilia: Alcalinae
Genus: Alcalus
Species: Alcalus fontinalis

Name

Alcalus fontinalis Boruah, Narayanan, Gerard, Das & Deepak, 2023: 3

• Holotype: WII-ADA1334.
• Type locality: “Motijheel trail (27°29′36.63″N, 96°20′001.20″E, elevation 395m asl) approximately one kilometre southeast of Gibbons land, Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Changlang, Arunachal Pradesh”, India.

References

Primary references

• Boruah, B., Narayanan, S., Gerard, J.D., Das, A. & Deepak, V. 2023. Discovery of a new species of dwarf frog (Anura: Ceratobatrachidae: Alcalus) extends the northwestern distributional limits of the genus to Northeast India. Systematics and Biodiversity 21(1): 2249891. DOI: 10.1080/14772000.2023.2249891 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Brook Dwarf Mountain Frog