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Name the Zoo-geographical Regions. 



PalaearctiC= Europe, Africa and Arabia north of the Tropic of 

 Cancer, Asia (except India, Burmah, Siam and S.-E. China), Japan, 

 Iceland, Azores, and the Cape Verde Islands. 



Ethiopian = Africa and Arabia south of the Tropic of Cancer, 

 Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, etc. 



Oriental = India, Burmah, Siam, S.-E. China, and certain islands 

 of the East Indian Archipelago, including Sumatra, Java, Bali, 

 Borneo, and the Phillipines. 



Australian = Australia, Tasmania, and the Austro -Malayan islands, 

 from Lombok and Celebes on the west to the Solomon Islands on the 

 east, the principal one being Papua or New Guinea. New Zealand 

 and Polynesia are usually included in this Region. 



Neotropical Mexico, Central America, West Indies, South America, 

 Galapagos Islands, Juan Fernandez, and the Falkland Islands. 



Nearctic = North America (except Mexico) and Greenland. 



The Palaearctic and Nearctic together form the Holarctic Region. 



