42 GECKOXIDiE. 



35. Hemidactylus brookii. 



Gray, Cat. Liz. p. lo?> (184oj ; Bouleng-. Cat. Liz. i, p. 128 (1885) ; 



id. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) i, p. 123 (1898). 

 Hemidactyhis maculatus, Kelaart, Prodr. p. 158 (1855) ; Giintli. 



Kept. Brit. lud. p. 107 (1864). 

 Hemidactylus gleadorii, Miirrav, Zool. Sind, p. 360 (1884) ; Bouleng'. 



Cat. Liz. p. 129 (1885) ; id. Faun. Brit. Ind., Kept. p. 80, fig. 27 



(1890). 



Digits moderatel}' dilated, free ; 4 to 6 lamellae under the inuei 

 digits, 6 to 8 under the median. Eostral with median cleft 

 above, entering the nostril ; 8 to 10 upper and 7 to 9 lower 

 labials ; symphysial large, triangular or pentagonal ; chin-shields 

 generally four, median pair largest and in contact behind the 

 symphysial. Upper surface of body granular, with strongly 

 keeled, trihedral tubercles, forming 16 to 20 pretty regular longi- 

 tudinal series. Male with a series of 16 to 40 femoral pores, 



F'\g. 14. — Hemidactylus IrouJcii. 



usually interrupted in the middle. Tail rounded, depressed, above 

 with small scales and or 8 longitudinal series of large, pointed, 

 strongly keeled tubercles, belo\^' with a median series of trans- 

 versely dilated plates. Brownish above, spotted with darker ; a 

 dark streak on the side of the head, passing through the eye ; 

 lower parts dirty \\-hite. 



From snout to vent 58 millim. ; tail 60. 



