After an investigation of a number of sites, the island of Culion was selected as a segregation colony in 1901.
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The Calamian treeshrew (Tupaia möllendorffi) is a treeshrew species found in the islands of Busuanga and Culion, which are part of the Calamian Islands group in the Philippines.
$50,000 were given to the colony by the Second Philippine Commission on October 27, 1902 for the creation of the Culion Leper Colony under the Director of Health Victor G. Heiser.
This frog is endemic to the western Philippines where it is present on Busuanga, Culion and Palawan.