CLASSIFICATION OF VERTEBRATA 58 



Ehea ; Palamedea ; Tinami ; Dicholophus, Eurypyga, 

 Cathartae, Opisthocomus, Ehampliastinae, Trochilidae. 



Edentata xenartlira ; Marsupialia (Didelphyidae and 

 Caenolestes) ; Camelidae (Auchenia, Llama) ; Dasyproctidae, 

 Caviidae ; Tapirus, Cariacus ; fossil : Litopterna and Toxo- 

 dontia ; platyrliine Monkeys and Arctopitheci. 



Absence of Insectivora, excluding Shrews in Guatemala 

 and Costa Eica. 



2. ANTILLEAN or WEST-INDIAN SUB-REGION. Characterised 

 by Hylidae, Boinae, Crotalinae, Crocodilus, Cracidae. 



Solenodontidae, Octodontidae. 



Absence of Elapidae and Chelydidae ; Marsupialia, Eden- 

 tata, Ungulata, Carnivora, Primates. 



AKCTOGAEA 



Characterised by Ganoidei, Cyprinidae. 

 Fossil : Dinosauri. 

 Galli alectoropodes. 



Abundance of Insectivora and Ungulata. 

 III. PEEIAECTIC EEGION. Characterised by Ganoidei, 

 Acipenser, Cyprinidae, Esocidae, Freshwater Salmonidae, Gastero- 



Urodela, almost peculiar to the region. Pelobatidae. 



Colymbi, Alcidae, Tetrao, Lag opus. 



Bison, Rangifer, Cervus, Ovis, Castor, Lynx, Ursus, Talpa. 



Absence of: Dipnoi, Eatitae, Monotremata, practically of 

 Marsupialia and Edentata, Lemures. 



1. PALAEARCTIC SUB -REGION. Characterised by Disco- 

 glossidae. 



Lacertidae. Viperidae. 



Otididae. 



Erinaceidae, Talpa, Myogale, Eupicapra, Capreolus. Cervus. 

 Alces. Sus. 



Absence of Passeres anisomyodae ; Marsupialia, Edentata. 



a. EURASIAN PROVINCE. Characterised by Acipenser and 

 Esox ; Tetrao, Castor, Talpa. 



b. MEDITERRANEAN PROVINCE. Characterised by absence 

 of the genera mentioned in Eurasian province, and presence 



