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GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. 



[PART IV. 



Family 3.— PEOTEID^E. (2 Genera, 4 Species.) 



The Proteidse have four feet and persistent external branchiae. 

 The two genera are, — Proteus (1 sp.), found only in caverns of 

 Central Europe ; and Mendbranchus, which are like newts in 

 form, and inhabit the Eastern States of North America. 



Family 4.— AMPHIUMIDJE. (1 Genus, 2 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 Sub-regions. 



Nearctic 

 Sub-regions. 



PaL/EARCTIC 



Sub-regions. 



Ethiopian 

 Sub-regions. 



Oriental 

 Sub-reqions. 



Australian 

 Sub-regions. 



The genus Amphiuma, or Murcenopsis, consists of slender eel- 

 like creatures with four rudimentary feet, and no external 

 branchiae. The species inhabit the Southern United States from 

 New Orleans to Carolina. 



Family 5.— MENOPOMID^E. (2 Genera, 4 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical Nearctic Pal^arctic Ethiopian Oriental | Australian 



Sub-regions. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. | Sub-regions. 



There are large Salamanders of repulsive appearance, found 

 only in Eastern Asia and the Eastern United States. The 

 genera are, — Sicboldia (2 sp.), Japan and north-west China ; 

 Menopoma =■ Protonopsis (2 sp.), Ohio and Alleghany rivers. 



