The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... distinct families of Marsupials with one hundred species , and the only two known forms of Monotremes . 2. - NEOTROPICAL REGION Name . - veòs , new , and Tρóπicos , i.e. , tropical land of the New World . Extent . - America , south of ...
... distinct families of Marsupials with one hundred species , and the only two known forms of Monotremes . 2. - NEOTROPICAL REGION Name . - veòs , new , and Tρóπicos , i.e. , tropical land of the New World . Extent . - America , south of ...
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... distinct from the allied wild pigs of the Oriental Region , seems a little uncertain . It is probable , however , that many of these so - called " species " of wild pig may be descendants of the domestic animal , which has run wild , as ...
... distinct from the allied wild pigs of the Oriental Region , seems a little uncertain . It is probable , however , that many of these so - called " species " of wild pig may be descendants of the domestic animal , which has run wild , as ...
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... distinct species , and to be confined to the islands of Timor and Rotti ; a Palm - cat ( Paradoxurus hermaphroditus ) , and a Civet ( Viverra tangalunga ) . Of these two the Palm - cat is found in both the Moluccas and the Timor group ...
... distinct species , and to be confined to the islands of Timor and Rotti ; a Palm - cat ( Paradoxurus hermaphroditus ) , and a Civet ( Viverra tangalunga ) . Of these two the Palm - cat is found in both the Moluccas and the Timor group ...
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... distinct order of reptiles . The nearest allies of this form are found among three extinct families which make up the order Rhynchocephalia . Re- mains of these families occur in beds of Permian age in Germany , in the Keuper of Elgin ...
... distinct order of reptiles . The nearest allies of this form are found among three extinct families which make up the order Rhynchocephalia . Re- mains of these families occur in beds of Permian age in Germany , in the Keuper of Elgin ...
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... distinct of all the regions . It includes not only the continent of South America , but the West Indies , Central America , and a considerable portion of Southern Mexico . As regards its northern termination , on account of the great ...
... distinct of all the regions . It includes not only the continent of South America , but the West Indies , Central America , and a considerable portion of Southern Mexico . As regards its northern termination , on account of the great ...
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antarctic Antelopes Arctatlantis Arctic Armadilloes Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats beds belong Borneo boundary Bovida Cape Carnivora Celebes Cetaceans Chimpanzee Chiroptera closely allied coast confined considerable number contains Deer distinct districts Eastern Edentates endemic Ethiopian Region Europe existing extends extinct fauna forests forms genera genus geographical distribution greater number Indian Sub-region inhabitants Insectivores islands known Lemurs Macacus Madagascar mainland Malagasy Malagasy Sub-region Malay Peninsula Malayan MAMMAL-FAUNA mammalian mammals Marsupials Monkeys Monotremes mountains naturalists Nearctic Region nearly Neotropical Region North northern number of genera number of species occur Ocean Old World Opossum Order Oriental Region Otaria Pacific Palearctic Region Papuan Sub-region Patagonia peculiar genera Phalanger Phocida Pinnipeds Pliocene present range recent remarkable represented Rodents Sea-regions SECTION Shrews single species Sirenian South America Southern Squirrels Sub-family Sumatra SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS Tapirs three genera total number tropical Ungulata Ungulates Viverride Western whole widely distributed