# The Geographical Distribution of Animals/Chapter 14.2

TABLES OF DISTRIBUTION.
In drawing up these tables, showing the distribution of the various classes of animals in the Neotropical region, the following sources of information have been relied on, in addition to the general treatises, monographs, and catalogues used in the compilation of the Fourth Part of this work.
Mammalia.—D'Orbigny, and Burmeister, for Brazil and La Plata; Darwin, and Cunningham, for Temperate S. America; Tschudi, for Peru; Frazer, for Ecuador; Salvin, for Guatemala; Frantzius, for Costa Rica; Sclater, for Quadrumana N. of Panama; Gundlach, for Cuba; and papers by Dr. J. E. Gray, and Mr. Tomes.
Birds.—Sclater and Salvin's Nomenclator; Notes by Darwin, and Cunningham; Gundlach, March, Bryant, Baird, Elliot, Newton, Semper, and Sundevall, for various islands of the Antilles; and papers by Hudson, Lawrence, Grayson, Abbott, Sclater, and Salvin.
TABLE I.
FAMILIES OF ANIMALS INHABITING THE NEOTROPICAL REGION.
Explanation.
Names enclosed thus (......) indicate families which barely enter the region, and are not considered properly to belong to it.
| Order and Family | Sub-regions | Sub-regions | Sub-regions | Sub-regions | Range beyond the Region. |
| Order and Family | Chili. | Brazil. | Mexico. | Antilles. | Range beyond the Region. |
| MAMMALIA. | | | | | |
| Primates. | | | | | |
| 4. Cebidæ | | — | — | | |
| 5. Hapalidæ | | — | (?) | | |
| Chiroptera. | | | | | |
| 10. Phyllostomidæ | — | — | — | — | California |
| 12. Vespertilionidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 13. Noctilionidæ | — | — | — | — | All tropical regions |
| Insectivora. | | | | | |
| 18. Centetidæ | | | | — | Madagascar |
| Carnivora. | | | | | |
| 23. Felidæ | — | — | — | | All regions but Australian |
| 28. Canidæ | — | — | — | | All regions but Australian |
| 29. Mustelidæ | — | — | — | | All regions but Australian |
| 30. Procyonidæ | — | — | — | | N. America |
| 32. Ursidæ | — | | | | All regions but Ethiopian and Australian |
| 33. Otariidæ | — | | | | S. temperate zone |
| 35. Phocidæ | — | | | (?) | N. and S. temperate zones |
| Cetacea. | | | | | |
| 36 to 41 | — | | | | Oceanic |
| Sirenia. | | | | | |
| 42. Manatidæ | | — | — | — | Tropical shores |
| Ungulata. | | | | | |
| 44. Tapiridæ | | — | — | | Indo-Malaya |
| 47. Suidæ | | — | — | | Cosmopolite, excl. Australia |
| 48. Camelidæ | — | | | | Palæarctic |
| 50. Cervidæ | — | — | — | | All regions but Ethiopian and Australian |
| ​Rodentia. | | | | | |
| 55. Muridæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 59. Saccomyidæ | | | — | | Nearctic |
| 61. Sciuridæ | | — | — | | All regions but Australian |
| 63. Chinchillidæ | — | | | | |
| 64. Octodontidæ | — | — | | — | Africa |
| 65. Echimyidæ | — | — | | | Ethiopian |
| 66. Cercolabidæ | | — | — | | Nearctic |
| 68. Caviidæ | — | — | — | — | |
| 70. Leporidæ | | — | — | | All regions but Australian |
| Edentata. | | | | | |
| 71. Bradypodidæ | | — | — | | |
| 73. Dasypodidæ | — | — | — | | |
| 75. Myrmecophagidæ | | — | — | | |
| Marsupialia. | | | | | |
| 76. Didelphyidæ | — | — | — | | Temperate N. America |
| BIRDS. | | | | | |
| Passeres. | | | | | |
| 1. Turdidæ | — | — | — | — | Almost cosmopolite |
| 2. Sylviidæ | | — | — | — | Almost cosmopolite |
| 5. Cinclidæ | | — | — | | Nearctic, Palæarctic, Oriental |
| 6. Troglodytidæ | — | — | — | — | Nearctic, Palæarctic, Oriental |
| 8. Certhiidæ | | | — | | Nearctic, Palæarctic, Oriental |
| 9. Sittidæ | | | — | | All regions, excl. Africa |
| 10. Paridæ | | | — | | Nearctic, Palæarctic, Oriental |
| 20. Corvidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 26. Cœrebidæ | | — | — | — | |
| 27. Mniotiltidæ | | — | — | — | Nearctic |
| 28. Vireonidæ | | — | — | — | Nearctic |
| 29. Ampelidæ | | | — | — | Nearctic, Palæarctic |
| 30. Hirundinidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 31. Icteridæ | — | — | — | — | Nearctic |
| 32. Tanagridæ | — | — | — | — | Nearctic |
| 33. Fringillidæ | — | — | — | — | All regions but Australian |
| 38. Motacillidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 38a. Oxyrhamphidæ | | — | — | | |
| 39. Tyrannidæ | — | — | — | — | Nearctic |
| 40. Pipridæ | | — | — | | |
| 41. Cotingidæ | — | — | — | — | |
| 42. Phytotomidæ | — | | | | |
| 44. Dendrocolaptidæ | — | — | — | | |
| 45. Formicariidæ | | — | — | | |
| 46. Pteroptochidæ | — | — | | | |
| Picariæ. | | | | | |
| 51. Picidæ | — | — | — | — | All regions but Australian |
| 54. Megalæmidæ | | — | — | | Ethiopian, Oriental |
| 55. Rhamphastidæ | | — | — | | |
| ​58. Cuculidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 60. Bucconidæ | | — | — | | |
| 61. Galbulidæ | | — | — | | |
| 64. Todidæ | | | | — | |
| 65. Momotidæ | | — | — | | |
| 66. Trogonidæ | | — | — | — | Ethiopian, Oriental |
| 67. Alcedinidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 72. Steatornithidæ | | — | | | |
| 73. Caprimulgidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 74. Cypselidæ | — | — | — | — | Almost cosmopolite |
| 75. Trochilidæ | — | — | — | — | Nearctic |
| Psittaci. | | | | | |
| 80. Conuridæ | — | — | — | — | S. United States |
| 81. Psittacidæ | | — | — | — | Ethiopian |
| Columbæ. | | | | | |
| 84. Columbidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| Gallinæ. | | | | | |
| 87. Tetraonidæ | | — | — | — | Almost cosmopolite |
| 88. Phasianidæ | | | — | | All regions but Australian |
| 91. Cracidæ | | — | — | | |
| 92. Tinamidæ | — | — | — | | |
| Opisthocomi. | | | | | |
| 93. Opisthocomidæ | | — | | | |
| Accipitres. | | | | | |
| 94. Vulturidæ | — | — | — | — | All regions but Australian |
| 96. Falconidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 97. Pandionidæ | | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 98. Strigidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| Grallæ. | | | | | |
| 99. Rallidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 100. Scolopacidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 101. Chionididæ | — | | | | |
| 102. Thinocoridæ | — | | | | |
| 103. Parridæ | | — | — | | Tropical regions |
| 105. Charadriidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 108. Cariamidæ | — | — | | | |
| 109. Aramidæ | | — | — | | |
| 110. Psophiidæ | | — | | | |
| 111. Eurypygidæ | | — | — | | |
| 113. Ardeidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 114. Plataleidæ | — | — | — | — | Almost cosmopolite |
| 115. Ciconiidæ | — | — | — | | Nearly cosmopolite |
| 116. Palamedeidæ | — | — | | | |
| 117. Phœnicopteridæ | — | — | — | | Ethiopian, Indian |
| ​Anseres. | | | | | |
| 118. Anatidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 119. Laridæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 120. Procellariidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 121. Pelecanidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 122. Spheniscidæ | — | | | | S. temperate zone |
| 124. Podicipidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| Struthiones. | | | | | |
| 126. Struthionidæ | — | | | | Ethiopian |
| REPTILIA. | | | | | |
| Ophidia. | | | | | |
| 1. Typhlopidæ | | — | — | — | Tropical regions and S. Palæarctic |
| 2. Tortricidæ | | — | | | Oriental, N.-W. America |
| 5. Calamariidæ | — | — | — | — | All warm countries |
| 6. Oligodontidæ | | — | | | Oriental, Japan |
| 7. Colubridæ | — | — | — | — | Almost cosmopolite |
| 8. Homalopsidæ | — | | | — | All the regions |
| 11. Dendrophidæ | — | — | — | — | All tropical regions |
| 12. Dryiophidæ | | — | — | | Oriental, Ethiopian |
| 13. Dipsadidæ | | — | — | | All tropical regions |
| 14. Scytalidæ | | — | — | | Philippine Islands |
| 16. Amblycephalidæ | | — | — | | Oriental |
| 17. Pythonidæ | — | — | — | — | All tropical regions, California |
| 20. Elapidæ | — | — | — | | Tropical regions, Japan, S. Carolina |
| 23. Hydrophidæ | | | — | | Oriental, Australian, Madagascar |
| 24. Crotalidæ | — | — | — | — | Nearctic, Palæarctic, Oriental |
| Lacertilia. | | | | | |
| 27. Chirotidæ | | | — | | Missouri |
| 28. Amphisbænidæ | — | — | | — | Ethiopian, S. Palæarctic |
| 29. Lepidosternidæ | — | — | | | Ethiopian |
| 31. Helodermidæ | | | — | | |
| 32. Teidæ | — | — | — | — | Nearctic |
| 34. Zonuridæ | | — | — | — | Nearctic, Ethiopian, S. Europe, and N. India |
| 35. Chalcidæ | — | — | — | | Nearctic |
| 36. Anadiadæ | | — | | | |
| 37. Chirocolidæ | | — | | | |
| 38. Iphisadæ | | — | | | |
| 39. Cercosauridæ | | — | | | |
| 41. Gymnophthalmidæ | | — | | — | Australian, Ethiopian, Palæarctic |
| 45. Scincidæ | — | — | — | — | Almost cosmopolite |
| 49. Geckotidæ | — | — | — | — | Almost cosmopolite |
| 50. Iguanidæ | — | — | — | — | Nearctic |
| Crocodilia. | | | | | |
| 55. Crocodilidæ | | — | — | — | Ethiopian, Oriental, N. Australian |
| 56. Alligatoridæ | | — | — | | Nearctic |
| ​Chelonia. | | | | | |
| 57. Testudinidæ | — | — | — | — | All continents but Australian |
| 58. Chelydidæ | | — | | | Ethiopian, Australian |
| 60. Cheloniidæ | | | | | Marine |
| AMPHIBIA. | | | | | |
| Pseudophidia. | | | | | |
| 1. Cæciliadæ | | — | — | | Oriental, Ethiopian |
| Urodela. | | | | | |
| 6. (Salamandridæ) | | — | — | | Nearctic, Palæarctic |
| Anoura. | | | | | |
| 7. Rhinophrynidæ | | | — | | |
| 8. Phryniscidæ | — | — | — | | Ethiopian, Australian, Java |
| 9. Hylaplesidæ | — | — | | — | |
| 10. Bufonidæ | — | — | — | — | All continents but Australia |
| 12. Engystomidæ | — | — | — | | All regions but Palæarctic |
| 13. Bombinatoridæ | — | — | | | Palæarctic, New Zealand |
| 14. Plectromantidæ | — | | | | |
| 15. Alytidæ | | — | | | All regions but Oriental |
| 16. Pelodryadæ | — | — | | | Australia |
| 17. Hylidæ | — | — | — | — | All regions but Ethiopian |
| 18. Polypedatidæ | — | — | — | — | All the regions |
| 19. Ranidæ | — | — | — | — | Almost cosmopolite |
| 20. Discoglossidæ | — | — | | | All regions but Nearctic |
| 21. Pipidæ | | — | | | |
| FISHES (FRESH-WATER). | | | | | |
| Acanthopterygii. | | | | | |
| 3. Percidæ | — | — | | — | All regions but Australian |
| 11. (Trachinidæ) | — | | | | Australia |
| 12. Sciænidæ | (?) | — | — | (?) | All regions but Australian |
| 33. Nandidæ | | — | | | Oriental |
| 34. Polycentridæ | | — | — | | |
| 38. Mugillidæ | | (?) | — | — | Australian, Ethiopian |
| 52. Chromidæ | — | — | — | — | Ethiopian, Oriental |
| Physostomi. | | | | | |
| 59. Siluridæ | — | — | — | — | All warm regions |
| 60. Characinidæ | — | — | — | — | Ethiopian |
| 61. Haplochitonidæ | — | | | | S. Australia |
| 67. Galaxidæ | — | | | | Tasmania and New Zealand |
| 73. Cyprinodontidæ | — | — | — | — | Absent from Australia |
| 78. Osteoglossidæ | | — | | | All tropical regions |
| 84. Gymnotidæ | | — | | | |
| 85. Symbranchidæ | | — | | | Oriental, Australian, (? marine) |
| ​Dipnoi. | | | | | |
| 92. Sirenoidei | | — | | | Ethiopian, Australian |
| Plagiostomata. | | | | | |
| 112. Trygonidæ | | — | | | |
| INSECTS. LEPIDOPTERA (PART). | | | | | |
| Diurni (Butterflies). | | | | | |
| 1. Danaidæ | — | — | — | — | All warm regions, and to Canada |
| 2. Satyridæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 4. Morphidæ | | — | — | | Australian, Oriental |
| 5. Brassolidæ | | — | — | | |
| 6. Acræidæ | | — | — | | All tropical regions |
| 7. Heliconiidæ | | — | — | — | |
| 8. Nymphalidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 9. Libytheidæ | | — | | — | Absent from Australia |
| 10. Nemeobiidæ | | — | — | | Not in Australia or Nearctic regions |
| 11. Eurygonidæ | | — | — | | |
| 12. Erycinidæ | | — | — | — | Nearctic |
| 13. Lycænidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 14. Pieridæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 15. Papilionidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 16. Hesperidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| Sphingidea. | | | | | |
| 17. Zygænidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |
| 18. Castniidæ | | — | — | — | Australian |
| 20. Uraniidæ | | — | — | — | All tropical regions |
| 21. Stygiidæ | | — | | | Palæarctic |
| 22. Ægeriidæ | — | — | — | — | Not in Australia |
| 23. Sphingidæ | — | — | — | — | Cosmopolite |