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414 GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. [part IV.
Order III.—ANURA.
Family 7.—RHINOPHEYNID^. (1 Genus, 1 Species.)
Neotropical
sub-beoions.
Nearctic
SuB-KEGiONS.
I
General Distribution.
Pal^arctic
Sub-regions.
Ethiopian
sub-regionb.
Oriental
ScB-BEf!IONS.
Australian
sub-begions.
The Ehinophrynidse are Toads with imperfect ears and a
tongue which is free in front. The single species of Rhinophry-
nus, is a native of Mexico.
Family 8.—PHRYNISCID^. (5 Genera, 13 Species.)
Neotropical
Sub-regions.
1.2.3 —
Neabctic
sub-reoions.
General Distribution.
Pal-earctic
Sub-regions.
Ethiopian
Sub-regions.
i.a I
Oriental
Sub-begions.
4. —
2
Australian
Sub-regions.
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 :
—
Phrynisms (7 sp.), from Costa Rica to Chili and Monte Video
Brachycephalus (1 sp.), Brazil ; Pseudophryne (3 sp.), Australia
and Tasmania ; Hcmisus (1 sp.), Tropical Africa ; Micrhyla (1 sp.),
Java.
Family 9.—HYL APLESID^.. (1 Genus, 5 Species.)
General Distribution.
Neotropical Nearctic Pal.earctic Ethiopian Oriental I Australian
SiB-REQioNs. Sub-regions. Sub-iieowns. Sub-region.s. Sub-regions. Sub-regions.
1 .2
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