The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 08 (of 10)Gadow, Hans
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The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 08 (of 10)
Gadow, Hans
Animals
I. American. _A_. with omosternum .......... _Rhinoderma_, p. 228.
_B_. without omosternum.
_a_. Pupil horizontal. Precoracoids present.
Sacrals strongly dilated. .......... _Oreophrynella._
" moderately " .......... _Phryniseus_, p. 230.
" feebly " .......... _Brachycephalus_, p. 231.
_b_. Pupil vertical.
α. Precoracoids feeble. .......... _Hypopachus._
β. " absent. .......... _Engystoma_, p. 231.
_c_. Pupil round. Precoracoids present .......... _Stereocyclops_,
p. 231.
II. Palaeotropical. _a_. Pupil horizontal.
α. Precoracoids present.
With palatal teeth. Madagascar. .......... _Rhombophryne._
Palate with dermal papillae. Africa. .......... _Breviceps_,
p. 232.
With palatal dermal folds. Madagascar. ..........
_Scaphiophryne._
With serrated palatal folds. Madagascar and India. ..........
_Calophrynus._
Palate smooth. New Guinea. .......... _Sphenophryne_ and
_Liophryne_.
β. Precoracoids absent.
Malacca .......... _Phrynella_, p. 233.
New Guinea .......... _Mantophryne._
Africa .......... _Cacosternum._
{228}_b_. Pupil vertical.
α. Precoracoids present. India. .......... _Melanobatrachus._
Africa. _Hemisus_, p. 232.
β. Precoracoids absent.
Tongue oval. India. .......... _Cacopus._
Tongue elliptical. India. .......... _Microhyla._
Tongue divided by a longitudinal furrow. India. ..........
_Glyphoglossus_, p. 233.
Fingers and toes with discs. Africa and Amboina. ..........
_Phrynomantis._
New Guinea. .......... _Callulops._
_c_. Pupil round. Precoracoids absent. Tongue round. India.
_Callula_, p. 234.
Tongue long, oval, with a deep groove. New Guinea. ..........
_Xenorhina._
_Note._–_Xenobatrachus ophiodon_, New Guinea. Palatine bones, each with
two large curved teeth. Otherwise imperfectly known.
_Rhinoderma._–Omosternum and precoracoids present. Palate without teeth.
Tympanum indistinct. Terminal phalanges simple, and not dilated. Tongue
heart-shaped, and free behind. Pupil horizontal. Habitat, Chili.
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