CHAP. XIX.] AMPHIBIA. 411 



AMPHIBIA. 



Order I.—PSEUDOPHIDIA. 

 Family 1.— C^CILIAD^. (4 Genera, 10 Species.) 



Gexehal DisTiujuuTioN. 



Neotropical I Kearctio 



SOB-BEQIOKS. SDB-REOIONS. 



Pal^arctic 

 Sob-kegions. 



Ethiopian 

 sub-kkgions. 



Oriental 

 Sub-regions. 



Australian 

 Sub-regions. 



— 2.3- I -2 1.2.3- 



The CteciliadcG are a curious group of worm-like Amphibia 

 sparingly scattered over the three great tropical regions. The 

 genera are, — Ccecilia, which inhabits West Africa, Malabar and 

 South America ; SijjJionojjsis, peculiar to Brazil and Mexico ; 

 Ichthyojisis, from Ceylon and the Khasya Mountains ; and Rhina- 

 trcTiia from Cayenne. 



Order II.— URODELA. 

 Family 2.— SIEENID^. (1 Genus, 3 Species.) 



Gexekal Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 Sub-regions. 



>'earctic I Pal.earctic I Ethiopian I Oriental I Australian 

 Sub-regions. Sub-regions. Sub-regions. Sub-kecions. SuB-Rf'XJioN.s. 



The genus Siren, consisting of eel-like Batrachians with two 

 anterior feet and permanent branchiae, inhabits the South- 

 Eastern States of North America from Texas to Carolina. 



