GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION 



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Indian countries possess not one sub-family of their own — or 

 we must break it up into four provinces, not sub-regions : — 



1. Ethiopian, or continental African, with Aglossa and Apoda, no Pelo- 

 batidae, no Dyscophinae, few Bufonidae, and many Raninae. 



•2. Indian and Malayan, with Apoda, no Aglossa, but with Pelobatidae, 

 Dyscophinae, many Bvifonidae and Raninae, amongst which Rhacophorus. 



3. Malagasy, without either Apoda or Aglossa ; with Firmisternal Anura 



only, chiefly Dyscophinae, 'and Rhacophorus and other Raninae. 



4. Papnasian, without Apoda, Aglossa, Dyscophinae, and Bufonidae, but with 



Pelobatidae and Ranidae. 



DISTRIBUTION OF FAMILIES AJ^D SUB-FAMILIES OF THE AMPHIBIA. 



1 signifies tlie occurrence of only one species of an elsewliere numerous group. 

 X ManteUa, cf. p. 71 and p. 2V2. 



