CHAP. XIX.] 



REPTILES. 



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interesting distribution, being confined to Central and South 

 Europe, the southern part of South America, and New Zealand. 

 They consist of many isolated groups forming five separate sub- 

 families. The genera are : — 



Bombinator, Central Europe and Italy; Peldbates and Didocus, 

 Central Europe and Spain ; Telmatdbius (2 sp.), Peru and Brazil ; 

 Alsodes, Chouos Archij)elago ; Cacotus, Chili ; Liopdma, New 

 Zealand ; Nannophryne, Straits of Magellan. 



Family 14— PLECTliOMANTID^. (1 Genus, 1 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



The Plectromantidpe, which are Frogs with neck-glands, and 

 the toes but not the fingers dilated, consists of a single species of 

 the genus Plectromantis. It inhabits the region west of the 

 Andes, and south of the Equator, 



Family 15.— ALYTID^. (5 C4enera, 37 Species.) 



General Distribution. 



Neotropical 

 Sub-rbgions. 



— 2 



Nearctic 

 Sub-regions. 



1.2.3 — 



Pal.e arctic 

 Sub-kegions. 



1 - 



Ethiopian 

 Sub-regions. 



1.2.3 — 



Oriental i Australian 

 Sub-regions. Sub-eegions. 



1.2 



The Alytida3 are Frogs with neck-glands and undilated toes. 

 They are most abundant in the Ethiopian region, with a few 

 species in the Nearctic and Australian regions, and one in 

 Europe and Brazil respectively. The genera are : — 



Alijtes (1 sp.), Central Europe; Scaphiopus (5 sp.), California 

 to Mexico and the Eastern States ; Kyperolius (29 sp.), all Africa, 

 and two in New Guinea and North Australia ; Hdioporiis {I sp.), 

 in Australia ; Nattereria (1 sp.), Brazil. 



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