120 F. F. LAIDLAW. 
Fam. Bufonidae. 
2. Bufo melanostictus Schneid. 
Bufo melanostictus, Boulenger, Cat. Batr. Sal. p. 306 (1882). 
Several specimens of this toad were obtained by Mr Stanley Gardiner, two at Hulule, 
Male Atoll, the rest at Maradu in the Addu Atoll. The two former differ from the rest 
of the specimens in having the skin of the back distinctly less warty and the interorbital 
space perfectly smooth. The measurements of the largest individual (from Hulule) are as 
follows :-— 
Snout to vent 48 mm. 
Thigh to knee 10 mm. 
Knee to ankle 18 mm. 
Ankle to end of 4th toe 28 mm. 
The species is widely distributed in the Oriental region, ranging from China and the 
Philippine Islands westwards to Ceylon and India. It has also been introduced into 
Mauritius. 
REPTILIA. 
Order LACERTILIA. 
Fam. Geckonidae. 
1. Hemidactylus frenatus (Schleg.). 
Hemidactylus frenatus, Boulenger, Cat. Inz. 1. p. 120 (1885). 
This widely distributed animal is evidently abundant throughout the Maldives and in 
Minikoi. Thirty-four specimens were obtained from 14 different localities extending from 
Minikoi to Addu Atoll. The species ranges from Ceylon and the islands of the Indian 
Ocean to China, the islands of the Western Pacific, and to St Helena. 
2. Hemidactylus gleadovii Murray. 
Hemidactylus gleadovii, Boulenger, Cat. Inz. 1. p. 129 (1885). 
Four geckoes from Hulule, Male Atoll, are to be referred to this species. The largest 
specimen, a female, has the following measurements: 
Length of head 13°5 mm. 
zs » body 28-5 mm. 
= , tail (regenerated) 29 mm. 
Of the two males one has a series of 12 preanal pores, while the other has no fewer 
than 30, but in other respects does not differ from the first. 
The species is found in India, Ceylon, S. China and Burmah. 
Fam. Agamidae. 
3. Calotes versicolor (Daud). 
Calotes versicolor, Boulenger, Cat. Liz. 1. p. 321 (1885). 
