35 



not twice as broad as high, with median cleft above; nostril 

 bordered by the rostral, the first labial and three nasals. Nine 

 to eleven upper and seven or eight lower labials; mental large, 

 triangular or pentagonal; two 

 pair of chin-shields, the me- 

 dian pair large, in contact 

 with each other, the posterior 

 pair small, sometimes separa- 

 ted from the labials. Body de- 

 pressed, covered above with 

 uniform small granules, largest 

 on the snout; a dermal ex- 

 pansion from axilla to groin 

 and another along the posterior 

 side of the hind limb. Ventral 

 scales cycloid, imbricate. Male 

 with an uninterrupted series 

 of 34 — 36 femoral pores. Tail 

 depressed, flat inferiorly, with 

 sharp denticulated lateral edge, 

 covered above with uniform 

 small granules, below with a 

 median series of transversely 

 dilated plates. Limbs moderate, 

 depressed; digits strongly di- 

 lated, about half-webbed (fig. 



24), inner well developed; 3 to ^^2-23. Hemidactylus platyurusi%c\^:). 



6 lamellae under the inner, 7 to 9 under the median digits. 



Grey above, marbled with darker 

 grey; generally a dark streak from eye 

 to shoulder. Lower parts white. Length 

 of head and body 61 mm.; tail 66 mm. 

 Habitat: Nias; Sumatra (Deli!, 

 Taluk!, Gunung Sahilan!, Fort de 

 Kock!, Batang Singalang!, Palembang); 

 Riou; Singkep; Banka; Biliton; Java 

 (Batavia!, Buitenzorg, Ngawi, Sema- 

 rang!, Ungaran!); Borneo (Pontianak, 

 Kapuas river, Sarawak, Kuching, Sin- 

 tang, Sawa, Brunei, Labuan, Bandjermassin); Celebes (Manado, 

 Buol, Pare Pare!, Tempe!, Kandari, Macassar!); Lombok!; 



Fig. 24. Hemidactylus pla- 

 /)/MrMj(Schn.). Fore limb X 5- 



