The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of Living and Extinct Faunas as Elucidating the Past Changes of the Earth's Surface, 2. köideMacmillan and Company, 1876 - 503 pages |
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... latter comprising the largest animals in the order . The Edentata are almost wholly confined to this region ; and the three families of the sloths ( Bradypodidae ) , armadillos ( Dasypodidae ) , and ant - eaters ( Myrmecophagidae ) ...
... latter comprising the largest animals in the order . The Edentata are almost wholly confined to this region ; and the three families of the sloths ( Bradypodidae ) , armadillos ( Dasypodidae ) , and ant - eaters ( Myrmecophagidae ) ...
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... latter . Some of the Amazon river - turtles of the genus Podocnemys rival in size the largest species of true marine turtles ( Cheloniida ) , and are equally good for food . Amphibia . - The Neotropical region possesses representatives ...
... latter . Some of the Amazon river - turtles of the genus Podocnemys rival in size the largest species of true marine turtles ( Cheloniida ) , and are equally good for food . Amphibia . - The Neotropical region possesses representatives ...
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... latter . The American Castnias are large , thick - bodied insects , with a coarse scaly surface and rich dull colours ; differing widely from the glossy and gaily coloured Agaristas , which are typical of the family in the East ...
... latter . The American Castnias are large , thick - bodied insects , with a coarse scaly surface and rich dull colours ; differing widely from the glossy and gaily coloured Agaristas , which are typical of the family in the East ...
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... latter region . Longicornia . The Neotropical Longicorn Coleoptera are over- whelming in their numbers and variety , their singularity and their beauty . In the recent Catalogue of Gemminger and Harold , it is credited with 516 genera ...
... latter region . Longicornia . The Neotropical Longicorn Coleoptera are over- whelming in their numbers and variety , their singularity and their beauty . In the recent Catalogue of Gemminger and Harold , it is credited with 516 genera ...
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... latter on the continent . The Antilles possess over 600 species of Operculata , to about 150 on the whole American continent , the genera being as 22 to 14 . Of Inoperculata the Antilles have 740 , the Continent 1,250 , the genera being ...
... latter on the continent . The Antilles possess over 600 species of Operculata , to about 150 on the whole American continent , the genera being as 22 to 14 . Of Inoperculata the Antilles have 740 , the Continent 1,250 , the genera being ...
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9 sp abundant affinities allied animals Antilles Arctic Asia AUSTRALIAN NEOTROPICAL NEARCTIC Australian region belonging birds Bolivia Borneo Brazil California Canada carnivorous Celebes Ceylon characteristic Chili China coast Columbia confined Costa Rica Cuba DISTRIBUTION.-The East Eastern Ecuador Eocene ETHIOPIAN ORIENTAL AUSTRALIAN Ethiopian region extending extinct fauna Fresh-water fishes genera genus globe Guatemala Guiana Guinea Hayti Himalayas India inhabits insects Jamaica Japan Java Madagascar Malay Mammalia Marine fishes Mexico Miocene Moluccas NEARCTIC PALEARCTIC ETHIOPIAN Nearctic region NEOTROPICAL NEARCTIC PALEARCTIC NEOTROPICAL NEARCTIC SUB-REGIONS Neotropical region northern number of species occur Ocean Old World ORIENTAL AUSTRALIAN NEOTROPICAL ORIENTAL AUSTRALIAN SUB-REGIONS Oriental region Pacific PALEARCTIC ETHIOPIAN ORIENTAL PALEARCTIC ETHIOPIAN SUB-REGIONS Palearctic region Paraguay Patagonia peculiar genera Peru Plata Plate Pliocene possesses range remarkable seas single species South America South Europe South Temperate Southern Sub-family Sumatra Tasmania Tropical America Tropical and South tropical regions Venezuela West Africa West Indian islands Zealand