The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... further south . One of these -the common opossum ( Didelphys marsupialis ) -extends northwards into the Nearctic Region as well as far south- wards into Brazil , where , however , it has a slightly modified form . The Edentates are well ...
... further south . One of these -the common opossum ( Didelphys marsupialis ) -extends northwards into the Nearctic Region as well as far south- wards into Brazil , where , however , it has a slightly modified form . The Edentates are well ...
Página 81
... further differentiation of genera belonging to the same orders without any traces of foreign admixture . When , however , we reach the more recent Araucanian formation , we find , in addition to the Edentates , Toxodonts , and other ...
... further differentiation of genera belonging to the same orders without any traces of foreign admixture . When , however , we reach the more recent Araucanian formation , we find , in addition to the Edentates , Toxodonts , and other ...
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... further south . The best inland boundary of this Sub - region would probably be the water - parting between the West African rivers on the one side , and the Nile on the other . There can , at any rate , be now little doubt that the ...
... further south . The best inland boundary of this Sub - region would probably be the water - parting between the West African rivers on the one side , and the Nile on the other . There can , at any rate , be now little doubt that the ...
Página 100
... further north . The boundary adopted in this paper , as will be seen by consulting the map ( Plate IV . , p . 122 ) , runs from Angola in the west , along the southern water - parting of the Congo as far as Lake Tanganyika , passing ...
... further north . The boundary adopted in this paper , as will be seen by consulting the map ( Plate IV . , p . 122 ) , runs from Angola in the west , along the southern water - parting of the Congo as far as Lake Tanganyika , passing ...
Página 112
... further characterized by the absence of the following families , well represented in other parts of Africa : Orycteropodidæ ( Aard - vark ) , Giraffida ( Giraffes ) , Equide ( Zebras and Wild Asses ) , Rhinocerotida ( Rhinoceroses ) ...
... further characterized by the absence of the following families , well represented in other parts of Africa : Orycteropodidæ ( Aard - vark ) , Giraffida ( Giraffes ) , Equide ( Zebras and Wild Asses ) , Rhinocerotida ( Rhinoceroses ) ...
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antarctic Antelopes Arctic Armadillo Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats beds belong birds Borneo boundary Bovida Cape Carnivora Celebes Central Chimpanzee Chiroptera closely allied coast confined considerable number contains Deer distinct districts Eastern Edentates endemic entirely Ethiopian Region Europe existing extends extinct fauna forests forms genera genus Geographical Distribution greater number 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 Pinnipeds Pliocene present range recent remarkable represented restricted Rodents Sea-regions SECTION Sirenian South America Southern Sub-family Sumatra SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS Tapirs three genera total number tropical Ungulata Ungulates Viverrida Wallace's Line West African Western whole widely distributed Zealand