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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 : — 
Bomhinator, Central Europe and Italy ; Pelobates and Didocus, 
Central Europe and Spain ; Tdmatobius (2 sp.), Peru and Brazil ; 
Alsodes , Chonos Archipelago; Cacotus, Chili; Liopelma, New 
Zealand ; N amiophryne, Straits of Magellan. 
Family 14— PLECTEOMANTIDAE. (1 Genus, 1 Species.) 
General Distribution. 
Neotropical 
Sob-regions. 
Nearctic 
Sub-regions. 
PALyE ARCTIC 
Sub-regions. 
Ethiopian 
Sub-regions. 
Oriental 
Sub-regions. 
Aostralian 
Sub-regions. 
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The Plectroman tides, which are Frogs with neck- glands, and 
the toes but not the fingers dilated, consists of a single species of 
the genus Pledromantis. It inhabits the region west of the 
Andes, and south of the Equator. 
Family 15. — ALYTIDJE. (5 Genera, 37 Species.) 
General Distribution. 
Neotropical 
SUB-RBGIONR. 
Nearctic 
Sub-regions. 
PaLvE ARCTIC 
Sub-regions. 
Ethiopian 
Sub-regions. 
Oriental 
Sub-reqions, 
AUSTRALIAN 
Sub-regions, 
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The Alytidse 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 : — 
Alytes (1 sp.), Central Europe; Scaphiopus (5 sp.), California 
to Mexico and the Eastern States ; Hyperolius (29 sp.), all Africa, 
and two in New Guinea and North Australia ; Helioporus (1 sp.), 
in Australia ; Natter eria (1 sp.), Brazil. 
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