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CHAP. XIX.J REPTILES. 419
Family 18.—POLYPEDATID^. (24 Genera, 124 Species.)
Neotropical
8i;b-regioms.
Neabctic
Sub-regions.
General Distribution.
Pal^abctic
Sub-regions.
Ethiopian
Sub-regions.
Oriental
Sub-regions.
Australian
Sub-regions.
1.2.3.4 3— 3 4 1.2.3.4 1.2.3.4 1.2.3 —
The Polypedatidse, or glandless Tree Frogs with narrowed
sacrum, are almost equally numerous in the Oriental and Neo-
tropical regions, more than forty species inhabiting each, while
in the Ethiopian there are about half this number, and the re-
mainder are scattered over the other three regions, as shown in
the enumeration of the genera :
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Ixalus (16 sp.), Oriental, except one in Japan, and one in
Western Polynesia ; Bhacophorus (7 sp.), and Theloderma (1 sp.),
are Oriental; Hylarana (10 sp.). Oriental, to the Solomon Islands
and Tartary, Nicobar Islands, West Africa, and Madagascar;
Megalixalus (1 sp.), Seychelle Islands ;
Leptomantis (1 sp.), Philip-
pines ; Platymantis (5 sp.), New Guinea, Philippines, and Fiji
Islands ; Gormifer (2 sp), Java and New Guinea ; Polypedates (1
sp.), mostly Oriental, but two species in West Africa, one Madagascar,
two Japan, one Loo-Choo Islands, and one Hong Kong
Hylamlates (3 sp.), JTemimantis (1 sp.), and Chiromantis (1 sp.),
are Ethiopian ; Bappia (13 sp.), is Ethiopian, and extends to
Madagascar and the Seychelle Islands ; Acris (2 sp.), is North
American ; Elosia (1 sp.), Epirhixis (1 sp.), Phyllobates (9 sp.),
Hylodes (26 sp.), Hyloxalus (1 sp.), Pristimantis (1 sp.), Crosso-
dadylus (1 sp.), Calostethus (1 sp.), Strabomantis (1 sp.), and
Leiyla (1 sp.), are Neotropical, the last two being Central Ame-
rican, while species of Hylodes and Phyllobates are found in the
West Indian Islands.
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