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The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1: With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surfaceWallace, Alfred Russel

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The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1: With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface

Name: The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1: With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface
Author: Wallace, Alfred Russel

Wallace, Alfred Russel

Paleontology; Zoogeography

-------------------+-------+----------------------+----------------------
  Order, Family, and | No. of|     Range within     |     Range beyond
    Genus.           |Species|      the Region.     |      the Region.
  -------------------+-------+----------------------+----------------------
                      |     |                       |
  PRIMATES.           |     |                       |
   SIMIIDÆ.           |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
    1. _Troglodytes_  |  2  |W. Africa to Western   |
                      |     | Nile Sources          |
                      |     |                       |
   SEMNOPITHECIDÆ.    |     |                       |
    2. _Colobus_      | 11  |Abyssinia to West      |
                      |     |  Africa               |
                      |     |                       |
   CYNOPITHECIDÆ.     |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
    3. _Myiopithecus_ |  1  |West Africa            |
    4. _Cercopithecus_| 24  |Tropical Africa        |
    5. _Cercocebus_   |  5  |West Africa            |
    6. _Theropithecus_|  2  |North-east Africa,     |Palestine
                      |     |  Arabia               |
    7. _Cynocephalus_ | 10  |Nubia to Cape,         |
                      |     | W. Africa, Arabia     |
                      |     |                       |
  (Sub-Order)         |     |                       |
  _LEMUROIDEA._       |     |                       |
   LEMURIDÆ.          |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
    8. _Indris_       |  6  |Madagascar             |
    9. _Lemur_        | 15  |Madagascar             |
   10. _Hapalemur_    |  2  |Madagascar             |
   11. _Microcebus_   |  4  |Madagascar             |
   12. _Chirogaleus_  |  5  |Madagascar             |
   13. _Lepilemur_    |  2  |Madagascar             |
   14. _Perodicticus_ |  1  |Sierra Leone           |
   15. _Arctocebus_   |  1  |Old Calabar            |
   16. _Galago_       | 14  |Tropical and S. Africa |
                      |     |                       |
   CHIROMYIDÆ.        |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
   17. _Chiromys_     |  1  |Madagascar             |
                      |     |                       |
  CHIROPTERA.         |     |                       |
   PTEROPIDÆ.         |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
   18. Pteropus       |  7  |Africa and Madagascar  |Tropics of Eastern
                      |     |                       |  Hemisphere
   19. Xantharpya     |  1  |All Africa             |Oriental, Austro-
                      |     |                       |  Malayan
   20. Cynopterus     |  1  |Tropical Africa        |Oriental
   21. _Epomophorus_  |  6  |Tropical Africa and    |

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The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1: With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surfaceWallace, Alfred Russel

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The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1: With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface

Wallace, Alfred Russel

Paleontology; Zoogeography

-------------------+-------+----------------------+----------------------
  Order, Family, and | No. of|     Range within     |     Range beyond
    Genus.           |Species|      the Region.     |      the Region.
  -------------------+-------+----------------------+----------------------
                      |     |                       |
  PRIMATES.           |     |                       |
   SIMIIDÆ.           |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
    1. _Troglodytes_  |  2  |W. Africa to Western   |
                      |     | Nile Sources          |
                      |     |                       |
   SEMNOPITHECIDÆ.    |     |                       |
    2. _Colobus_      | 11  |Abyssinia to West      |
                      |     |  Africa               |
                      |     |                       |
   CYNOPITHECIDÆ.     |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
    3. _Myiopithecus_ |  1  |West Africa            |
    4. _Cercopithecus_| 24  |Tropical Africa        |
    5. _Cercocebus_   |  5  |West Africa            |
    6. _Theropithecus_|  2  |North-east Africa,     |Palestine
                      |     |  Arabia               |
    7. _Cynocephalus_ | 10  |Nubia to Cape,         |
                      |     | W. Africa, Arabia     |
                      |     |                       |
  (Sub-Order)         |     |                       |
  _LEMUROIDEA._       |     |                       |
   LEMURIDÆ.          |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
    8. _Indris_       |  6  |Madagascar             |
    9. _Lemur_        | 15  |Madagascar             |
   10. _Hapalemur_    |  2  |Madagascar             |
   11. _Microcebus_   |  4  |Madagascar             |
   12. _Chirogaleus_  |  5  |Madagascar             |
   13. _Lepilemur_    |  2  |Madagascar             |
   14. _Perodicticus_ |  1  |Sierra Leone           |
   15. _Arctocebus_   |  1  |Old Calabar            |
   16. _Galago_       | 14  |Tropical and S. Africa |
                      |     |                       |
   CHIROMYIDÆ.        |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
   17. _Chiromys_     |  1  |Madagascar             |
                      |     |                       |
  CHIROPTERA.         |     |                       |
   PTEROPIDÆ.         |     |                       |
                      |     |                       |
   18. Pteropus       |  7  |Africa and Madagascar  |Tropics of Eastern
                      |     |                       |  Hemisphere
   19. Xantharpya     |  1  |All Africa             |Oriental, Austro-
                      |     |                       |  Malayan
   20. Cynopterus     |  1  |Tropical Africa        |Oriental
   21. _Epomophorus_  |  6  |Tropical Africa and    |

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The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1: With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface

The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1: With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface

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