164 REPTILES. 



" Living on trees, uses the expansions on its sides as a para- 

 chute, like the dragons," (Boie). Not aquatic, as believed by 

 Cuvier, when referring to the expansions of Gecko fimhriatiis. 



The Fringed Tree Gecko. Ptychozoon homalocephala, 

 Kuhl, Isis, 1822, 476. Fitz., Verz. 47. IVeigm. H. M. 20. La- 

 certa homalocephala, Creveldt, Naturf. Berl. iii. 266, t. 8, (uiale, 

 tail imperfect). Tilesius, Acad. Peiersh. vii. t. 10. Cuv. R. A. ii. 

 54. Dum. et Bib. E. G. iii. 339, t. 28,/. 6, t. 29, f. 1, 2. Ptero- 

 pleura Horsfieldii, Grai/, Phil. Mag. ii. bQ. Zool. Journ. 1827, 

 221, (female, tail imperfect). 



a. In spirits. Tail imperfect, with a simple edge. Singapore. 



Presented by Gen. Thomas Hardwicke. 

 h. In spirits. Tail half reproduced. Java. From the Leyden 



Museum. 



c. In spirits. Tail complete, scalloped on each side. Java. From 



the Leyden Museum. 



d. Dry. Tail complete. Java. Presented by Dr. Thomas 



Horsfield. 



c. Claws 2-2. All hut the two middle toes ivithout any terminal 



joint. 



26. Tarentola, Gray. Ascalobates, Fitz., Bonap. (not Licht.) 

 Platydactylus, Wagler, Weiymann, Dum. et Bib. 



Toes free, subequal, the third and fourth with a compressed 

 last joint, clawed, rest without the compressed last joint, clawless. 

 Thumb clawless. Eyelid with a bony or cartilaginous plate. The 

 back with granules and interrupted larger scales. Sides of body 

 rounded. Femoral and preanal pores none. Tail rather depress- 

 ed, obtusely angular above, with cross rings of spines. Chin- 

 shields elongate, produced behind. 



* Head convex behind. Back ivith groups of tubercles. 



The Tarentola. Tarentola Mauvitanica. Lacerta facet- 

 anus, Aldrov. Q. O. i. 654. L. Tarentula, 3Ius. Worm. 314. 

 Jonst. H. N.\. t. 77. L. Mauri tanica, Linn. S. N. 361. Base. 

 Diet. H. N. xii. 513. Bonap. Fauna Ital. t. Gecko muricatus, 

 Laur. Rept. 44. G. fascicularis, Daud. R. iv. 144. Wagler, Sys. 

 142. Gray, Griffith, A. K. ix. 143. G. Stellio, Merrem, Tent. 

 13. Le Geckotte, Lacep. Q. O. i. 420. Shaiv, Zool. iii. 267. 

 Platydactylus muralis, Dum. et Bib. E. G. iii. 319. 



Pale yellowish ; back with cross bands of oval strongly keeled 

 tubercles, surrounded with smaller tubercles or scales at the base. 



a — d. Adult and young, in spirits, Egypt. Presented by J, Bur- 

 ton, jun. Esq. 

 e. Half grown, in spirits. Tripoli. Presented by J. Kitchie, Esq. 



