or THE BATRACHIA. 



Ill 



Number of Speciea. 



EOAUDATA. 

 Phanbboglossa. 



FlEMISTERNIA. 



ManidcB. 



Bana 



Rhacophorus 



Chiromantis* 



Phrynobatrachus* . 



Arthroleptis * 



Rappia* 



Megalixalus* 



Cassina* 



Hylambates* 



DendrobatidcB. 



Mantella* 



EngystomatidcB. 



Calophrynus .... 



Scaphiophryne * . . 



Phrynomantis .... 



Breviceps * 



Rhombophryne*. . 



Hemisus* 



Dyscophidce. 



Dyscophus * 



Pletbodontohyla * 



Platypelis * 



Cophyla* 



AncrPBHA. 

 Biifonidce. 

 Nectopbryne . 

 Bufo 



Aglossa. 

 '• Dactylethrid(B *. 

 Xenopus* 



APODA. 



Cmciliidis. 

 Uraeotypblus . 

 Hypogeopbia*. 

 Dermopbis . . . 



'Is u 



23 



"3 

 3 



7 

 19 

 6 

 2 

 9 





10 

 13 



B 



■5b 

 02 



4. The Indiaw Eeoion. 



As previously observed, 30° N. lat. may be taken as the northern 

 boundary of this Region, vrbich is limited westwards by the Persian 

 Gulf; its eastern boundaries are in the islands of the Molucca 

 and Banda seas, where the fauna commences to pass into that of 

 Australia. In its general character this Region bears a strong 

 resemblance to Tropical Africa, whilst it is most distinct from 

 Australia. It exceeds the African fauna as regards the number 



