Neotropical

[ nee-oh-trop-i-kuhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Biogeography.

belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.

Neotropical

/ ˌniːəʊˈtrɒpɪkəl /

of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of South America and North America south of the tropic of Cancer

First recorded in 1855–60; neo- + tropical

The tree frogs of the Hyla rubra group are abundant and form a conspicuous element of the Neotropical frog fauna.

The- xxiii - Tinamous are spread all over the Neotropical Region and number about 36 species.

Both these families are, however, well represented all over the Neotropical Region.

It is singular, however, that this form should reoccur at higher elevations in the Neotropical Region.

They are very abundant in the Neotropical and Oriental Regions, where great forests predominate.

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