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. köideHarper and Brothers, 1876 |
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Page 176
... ( 9 sp . ) , and Midas ( 24 sp . ) , are of doubtful value , though some naturalists have still further sub - divided them . They are confined to the tropical forests of South America , and are most abundant in the districts near the ...
... ( 9 sp . ) , and Midas ( 24 sp . ) , are of doubtful value , though some naturalists have still further sub - divided them . They are confined to the tropical forests of South America , and are most abundant in the districts near the ...
Page 224
... sp . ) , grassy plains and marshes of Tropical Africa ; Pelea ( 1 sp . ) , South Africa ; Nanotragus ( 9 species ) , Africa , south of the Sahara ; Neotragus ( 1 sp . ) Abyssinia and East Africa . Sub - family VIII . CEPHALOPHINE ( 2 ...
... sp . ) , grassy plains and marshes of Tropical Africa ; Pelea ( 1 sp . ) , South Africa ; Nanotragus ( 9 species ) , Africa , south of the Sahara ; Neotragus ( 1 sp . ) Abyssinia and East Africa . Sub - family VIII . CEPHALOPHINE ( 2 ...
Page 230
... sp . ) Tropical Africa ; Saccostomus ( 2 sp . ) Mozambique ; Cricetus ( 9 sp . ) Palearctic region and Egypt ; Cricetulus ( 1 sp . , Milne - Edwards , 1870 ) Pekin ; Pseudomys ( 1 sp . ) Australia ; Hapalotis ( 13 sp . ) Australia ; ...
... sp . ) Tropical Africa ; Saccostomus ( 2 sp . ) Mozambique ; Cricetus ( 9 sp . ) Palearctic region and Egypt ; Cricetulus ( 1 sp . , Milne - Edwards , 1870 ) Pekin ; Pseudomys ( 1 sp . ) Australia ; Hapalotis ( 13 sp . ) Australia ; ...
Page 237
... sp . ) , the true chinchillas , are found in the Andes of Chili and Peru , south of 9 ° S. lat . , and from 8,000 to 12,000 feet elevation ( Plate XVI . vol . ii . p . 40 ) ; Lagi- dium ( 3 sp . ) , the alpine viscachas , inhabit the ...
... sp . ) , the true chinchillas , are found in the Andes of Chili and Peru , south of 9 ° S. lat . , and from 8,000 to 12,000 feet elevation ( Plate XVI . vol . ii . p . 40 ) ; Lagi- dium ( 3 sp . ) , the alpine viscachas , inhabit the ...
Page 241
... ( 9 sp . ) , the agouti , ranges from Mexico to Paraguay , one species inhabiting the small West Indian islands of St. Vincent , Lucia , and Grenada ; Calogenys ( 2 sp . ) , the paca , is found from Guatemala to Paraguay , and a second ...
... ( 9 sp . ) , the agouti , ranges from Mexico to Paraguay , one species inhabiting the small West Indian islands of St. Vincent , Lucia , and Grenada ; Calogenys ( 2 sp . ) , the paca , is found from Guatemala to Paraguay , and a second ...
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