94 CLASSIFICATION OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM. 



OKDER III. ANOURA. 

 Sub-ord. 1. Aglossa._ 



Fam. a. Pipidje. Pipa (Surinam Toad). - 



Fam. 1. Dactylethridse. Dactylethra. (S K fiAs*LtjJ\ 



Sub-ord. 2. Phaneroglossa. 



Fam. a, Kanidee (Frogs). Rana^ Pseudis, Discoglom 



Fam. b. Pelobatidee. Alytes (Obstetric Toad), Pdobates, 



Bonibinator. 



Fam. c. Bufonidse (Toads). Bufo, Rhinophrynus. 

 Fam. d. Hylidse (Tree-frogs). Hyla, Notodelphys. 

 Fam. e. Phyllomedusidse. Phyllomedusa. 

 Fam. /. Dendrobatidse. Dendrobates. 



The families Ranidce, Pelobatidce, and Bufonidce are often grouped to- 

 gether as a section of the Phaneroglossa under the name of Oxydactyla; 

 while the last three families form a section to which the name of Disco- 

 dactyla is given on account of the fact that the toes end in suctorial discs. 



ORDER IV. *LABYRINTHODONTIA. Ldbyrintlwdon, Mastodon- 

 saurus, Anthracosaurus, Loxomma, Archegosaunis. 



(Huxley, Article " Amphibia" Encyclopaedia Britann., 1875 ; Gunther, 

 Catalogue of the Batrachia salientia in the Collections of the British Museum, 

 1858 ; Mivart, The Common Frog, 1874 ; Dumeril et Bibron, Erpetologie 

 generale, 1834-54 ; Leydig, Ueber die Schleichenlurche (Ccecilice), Zeitschr. 

 fiir Wiss. Zool., 1867.) 



CLASS III. EEPTILIA (EEPTILES). 



ORDER I. CHELONIA. 



Fain. a. Cheloniidse (Sea-Turtles). Chelone, Sphargis. 

 Fam. b. Trionycidse (Soft Tortoises). Trionyx. 

 Fam. c. Chelydidse. Chelys. 



Fam. d. Emydidse. Emys (Terrapin), Cistudo (Box- 

 Tortoise). 

 Fam. e. Testudinidse (Land-Tortoises). Testudo, Pyxis. 



(Gray, Catalogue of the Shield Reptiles in the Collections of the British 



