Alsodes

Alsodes
Alsodes verrucosus from Volcan Calbuco in southern Chile
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Alsodidae
Genus: Alsodes
Bell, 1843
Type species
Alsodes monticola
Bell, 1843
Species

19, see text.

Alsodes is a genus of alsodid frogs found in Chile and Argentina. It is the most species-rich frog genus in Patagonia. Common name spiny-chest frogs has been coined for them.

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