. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. BUFONIDAE 167 matidae, is" indicated by the Mexican Mhinophrys and the Australian Myolmtravlhus. However, since there are no true Engystomatidae in Australia, although several genera occur in Papuasia, these cases may be instances of convergence without necessarily im- plying relationship. An unmistakable line of connexion leads, according to Boulenger, to the Pelobatidae, the link being the Himalayan Cophopliryne, with very strongly dilated sacral diapophyses, with a single condylar articulation of the coccyx with the sacral vertebra (as in some
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. BUFONIDAE 167 matidae, is" indicated by the Mexican Mhinophrys and the Australian Myolmtravlhus. However, since there are no true Engystomatidae in Australia, although several genera occur in Papuasia, these cases may be instances of convergence without necessarily im- plying relationship. An unmistakable line of connexion leads, according to Boulenger, to the Pelobatidae, the link being the Himalayan Cophopliryne, with very strongly dilated sacral diapophyses, with a single condylar articulation of the coccyx with the sacral vertebra (as in some Indo-Malayan Pelo-. :S">;^-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company
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