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GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. 
[part IV. 
Order IIl—ANURA . 
Family 7.— KHIFOPHEYNIDiE. (1 Genus, 1 Species.) 
General Distribution. 
Neotropical 
Sub-regions, 
Nearctic 
S UB-BEGIONS. 
Pat. parotic 
Sub-regions. 
Ethiopian 
Sub-regions. 
Oriental 
Sub-regions. 
Australian 
Sub-regions. 
The Pdiinophrynidse are Toads with imperfect ears and a 
tongue which is free in front. The single species of Mhinophry- 
nus, is a native of Mexico. 
Family S. — PHRYNISCIDJE. (5 Genera, 13 Species.) 
General Distribution. 
Neotropical 
Sub-regions. 
Nearctic 
Sub-regions. 
PALASARCTI C 
Sub-regioNs. 
Ethiopian 
Sub-regions. 
Oriental 
Sub-regions. 
Australian 
Sub-regions. 
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The Phryniscidse, 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 Pica to Chili and Montevideo; 
Brachycephalus (1 sp.), Brazil ; Pseudophryne (3 sp.), Australia 
and Tasmania ; Hemisus (1 sp.), Tropical Africa ; Micrhyla (1 sp.), 
Java. 
Family 9. — HYL APLESIDiE. (1 Genus, 5 Species.) 
General Distribution. 
N eotropical 
S irB-REGIONS. 
Nearctic 
S UB-REGIONS. 
Paljsarctic 
Sub-regions. 
Ethiopian 
Sub-regions. 
Oriental 
Sub-regions. 
] Australian 
Sub-regions. 
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