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GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. 



[part IV. 



Order III.—ANURA. 

 Family 7.— RHINOPHEYNID^. (1 Genus, 1 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 sub-beoions. 



Nearctic I Pal^arctic 

 SuB-KEGiONS. Sub-regions. 



Ethiopian 

 sub-regionb. 



Oriental 



ScB-BEf!IONS. 



Australian 

 sub-begions. 



The Ehinophrynidse are Toads with imperfect ears and a 

 tongue which is free in front. The single species of Rhinophry- 

 nus, is a native of Mexico. 



Family 8.— PHRYNISCID^. (5 Genera, 13 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 Sub-regions. 



1.2.3 — 



Neabctic 

 sub-reoions. 



Pal-earctic 

 Sub-regions. 



Ethiopian 

 Sub-regions. 



Oriental 

 Sub-begions. 



i.a I 4. — 2 



Australian 

 Sub-regions. 



The Phryniscidse, or Toads with imperfect ears and tongue 

 fixed in front, are widely distributed over the warmer regions of 

 the earth, but are most abundant in the Neotropical region and 

 Australia, while only single species occur in the Old World. The 

 genera are : — 



Phrynisms (7 sp.), from Costa Rica to Chili and Monte Video ; 

 Brachycephalus (1 sp.), Brazil ; Pseudophryne (3 sp.), Australia 

 and Tasmania ; Hcmisus (1 sp.), Tropical Africa ; Micrhyla (1 sp.), 

 Java. 



Family 9.— HYL APLESID^.. (1 Genus, 5 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical Nearctic Pal.earctic Ethiopian Oriental I Australian 



SiB-REQioNs. Sub-regions. Sub-iieowns. Sub-region.s. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. 



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