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GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. 



[part IV. 



Order III.—ANURA. 

 Family 7.— EHINOPHEYNID^. (1 Gemis, 1 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 St"b-r.egions. 



Nearctic 

 scb-begions. 



Pauearctio 



Sdb-region.s. 



Ethiopian 



sub-begions. 



Oriental 

 Sob-regions. 



Australian 

 Sub-regions. 



The Ehinophrynidre are Toads with imperfect ears and a 

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

 nns, is a native of Mexico. 



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



General Distribution. 



The Phryniscid«, 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 : — 



Phryniscus (7 sp.), from Costa Ptica to Chili and Monte Video ; 

 BracliyccpJialus (1 sp.), Brazil ; Pseudophrync (3 sp.), Australia 

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

 Java. 



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



General Distribution. 



Neotropical Nearctic Palzearctic Ethiopian Oriental I Australian 



Sub-regions. Sub-begions. Sub-reqions. Sub-reqion.s. Sus-reoions. Sub-regions. 



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