Zoogeography: The Geographical Distribution of Animals |
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Africa amphibians animals apparently arctic Asia Australia barriers bats birds Borneo Central America Chapter China climate complex connection continental continents crossed derived direction dispersal distribution diverse dominant doubtful early east eastern endemic Eocene Eurasia Europe evidence evolution example existing extend extinct fact families fauna forest forms fossil fresh water fresh-water fishes frogs genera genus geographical groups Guinea important India islands isolated known land least less limits lines listed living lizards localized Lower Madagascar mammals Mexico Miocene mountains movements nature North America north-temperate northern occur Oligocene Oriental origin Panama pattern perhaps Philippines places Pleistocene Pliocene present probably radiation range reached recent record Region relationships relict represented reptiles rodents separate snakes South southern species spread subfamilies suggests temperate Tertiary transition tropical turtles Upper vertebrates West Indies western whole widely distributed Zealand zone zoogeographers