OF THE B ATRICHIA. 



Ill 



Number of Species. 



ECAUDATA. 

 Phaneroglossa. 



FlRMISTERNIA. 



Ranidce. 

 Rana 



Rhacophorus .... 



Chiromantis* .... 



Phry nobatrachus * 



Arthroleptis * . . . . 



Rappia * 



Megalixalus* .... 



Cassina* 



Hylambates * . . . . 

 Dendrobatidce. 



Mantella* 



Engystomatida. 



Calophrynus 



Scapliiophryne * . . 



Phrynomanlis 



Breviceps * 



Rhombophryne * . . 



Hemisus * 



Dyscophidce. 



Dyscophus * 



Plethodontohyla * 



Platypeiis * 



Cophyla * 



Arcifera. 

 Btifonidce. 

 Nectophryne . 

 Bufo 



Aglossa. 



DactylethridcB *. 

 Xenopus* 



APODA. 



CcBciliidce. 

 Urseotyphlus . 

 Hypogeophis * . 

 Dermophis . . 



o 



to 



c 2 



23 



S 

 3 



7 



19 

 6 

 2 



9 



3-2 



■& 



10 

 13 



4. The Indian Region. 



As previously observed, 30° N. lat. may be taken as the northern 

 boundary of this Region, which is limited westwards by the Persian 

 Gulf; its eastern boundaries are in the islands of the Molucca 

 and Banda seas, where the fauna commences to pass into that of 

 Australia. In its general character this Region bears a strong 

 resemblance to Tropical Africa, whilst it is most distinct from 

 Australia. It exceeds the African fauna as regards the number 



