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GEKKO GECKO (Linnaeus) 



1758. Lacerta gecko Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10, vol. 1, p. 205 (type locality, 

 " in Indies "). — Ockko gecko Baeboub, Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool., vol. 44, 1902, 

 p. 82. — Gecko gecko Mell, Grundz. Oekol. Chines. Rept., 1929, p. 11 (Indo- 

 malayau).— Ahl, Sitz. Ber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde, Berlin, 1929 (1930), p. 327 

 (Kiangsi). 



1768. Gekko verticillatus Laukenti, Syn. Kept., p. 44 (based on " Seba, I. 108. 

 2 & 6 & 7").— Gee, Peking Soc. Nat. Hist. Bull., vol. 4, pt. 2, 1929, p. 57 

 (Kwangtung, Kwangsi). — Gecko verticillatus Bouxengeb, Cat. Liz. Brit. 

 Mus., vol. 1, 1SS5, p. 183 (southern China, etc.). — Boettgee, Offenbach. Ver. 

 Naturk., 24-25 Ber., 1885, pp. 117, 140 (Canton; Kwangsi); 26-28 Ber., 

 1888, p. 61 (Canton).— Webner, Abh. Bayer. Akad. Wiss., Kl. 2, vol. 22, pt. 

 2, 1903, p. 360. — Stanley, Journ. North China Asiat. Soc, vol. 45, 1914, p. 

 25 (southernmost China). — Vogt, Sitz. Ber. Ges. Naturf. Freunde, Berlin, 

 1914, p. 97 (Wu-tsung, near Canton). — Melt., Arch. Naturg., vol. 88, sect. 

 A, pt. 10, Dec, 1922, p. Ill (Kwangtung; Lolong; Lofausan ; Ding-wu-sau ; 

 Tseberg, north distr..) 



1768. Gekko teres Laurenti, Syn. Rept., p. 44 (based on " Seba, I, 108. 1 & 3 "). 



1803. Gecko guttatus Daudin, Hist. Nat. Rept., vol. 4, p. 122, pi, 49 (type lo- 

 cality unknown). — GtJNTHER, Rept. Brit. India, 1864, p. 102 (southern 

 China). — Platydactylus guttatus Dum^ril and Bibron, Erp. Gen., vol. 3, 

 IS, p. 328, pi. 28, fig. 4 (India; Java; Timor; Manila, Philippine Islands). 



1820. Gekko versus Meeeem, Tent. Syst. Amph., p. 42 (in "Archipelago Indico " ; 

 based on " Seba Thes. I. t. 108"). 



1820. Gecko annulatus Kuhl, Beitr. Zool. vergl. Anat., pt. 1, p. 132 (type 

 locality unknown). 



1831. Gecko reevesii Gray, in Griffith, The animal kingdom, vol. 9, Syn., p. 48 

 (type locality [Canton] China; type in Brit. Mus., J. Reeves, collector). — 

 Platydactylus reevesii Fitzinger, Syst. Rept., 1843, p. 101 (China). 



1858. Gekko indicus Gieard, Herp. U. S. Expl. Exped., p. 290, pi. 16, figs. 9-16 

 (type locality, Mangsi Isl., Philippine Islands; type U.S.N.M. No. 5681). 



1927. Gekko gekko Schmidt, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., vol. 54, p. 479 

 (Yunnan-fu? or Tonkin) (emendation). — Gee, Peking Soc Nat. Hist. 

 BuU., vol. 4, pt. 2, 1929, p. 57 (Yunnan; Tonkin). 

 The locality Yunnan-fu for this species seems extremely doubtful, 



as admitted by Schmidt. The United States National Museum has 



no specimen from Chinese territory. It seems to be confined to 



Kwangsi and Kwangtung, and has not even been recorded for 



Hainan. 



GEKKO JAPONICUS (Dumeril and Bibron) 



1836. Platydactylus japonicus Dumeril and Bibron, Erp. G4n,, vol. 3, p. 337 

 (type locality, .Japan; types in Paris Mus.). — Gecko japonicus GIjnthee, 

 Rept. Brit. India, 1864, p. 103 (southern Japan; China; Formosa). — 

 Boulengee, Cat. Liz. Brit. Mus., vol. 1, 1885, p. 188 (Japan; China: Chefu, 

 Shanghai, Ningpo, etc.); vol. 3, 1887, p. 488 (Ichang, China; Riukiu 

 Archipelago). — Boettgee, Ber. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges., 1894, p. 143 

 (Shanghai).— Weeneb, Abh. Bayer. Akad. AViss., Kl. 2, 1903, p. 300 

 (China). — Elpatiewsky and Sabanejew, Zool. Jahrb. Syst, vol. 24, 1906, 

 p. 250, pi. 18, fig. 1 (Bukhti Sv. Olgi i Sv. Vladimira, Ussuri, probably 

 introduced). — Nikolski, Fauna Rossij, Rept, vol. 1, 1915, p. 93 (part: 



