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48. Gecko stentor. 



Plati/dactylus stmtor, Cantor, Journ. Asiatic Soc. Beno-al, xvi, p. 624 

 (1847). ^ 



Gecko stentor, Giinth. Rept. Brit. lud. p. 102, pi. xi, fig. A (1864) ; 

 Bouleng. Cat. Liz. i, p. 184 (1885) : id. Faun. Brit. Ind., Rept. 

 p. 103 (1890) ; id. Fascic. Malay., Zool. i, p. 150 (1903j. 



Head not twice as broad as distance from end of snout to orbit. 

 Digits free. Rostral not entering nostril ; 12 to 14 upper and 

 10 to 12 lower labials ; 3 to 5 chin-shields on each side. Back 

 covered with very small granules and 10 to 12 longitudinal series 

 of mammiform tubercles ; throat covered with exceedingly small 

 granules. 11 to 16 praeanal pores. Tail as in the preceding 

 species, but each annulus composed of 10 or 11 transverse rows 

 ot scales above, and 2 or 3 beneath. Brown or brownish grey 

 above, marbled with darker, with or without transverse rows of 

 whitish spots ; sometimes a linear A-shaped dark brown mark 

 on the head ; tail with darker and lighter rings ; lower surface 

 ^^•hitish, generally dotted or variegated with greyish. 



Prom snout to vent 190 millim. ; tail 180. 



Inhabits Burma, the Andamans, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, 

 Borneo, and Java. 



This Gecko, one of the largest known, was first discovered in 

 Penang. It is common in the Malay jungle, especially in Upper 

 Perak and the adjacent parfs of lihaman. It is usually found on 

 high trees, is common in bamboo jungle, and rare in houses, 

 where, however, its presence is considered very lucky. 



49. Gecko monarchus. 



Platydactyius monarchus, Dum. & Bibr. Erp. Gen. iii, p. 335 (1836); 



Cantor, Journ. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, xvi, p. 625 (1847). 

 Gecko monarchus, Giinth. Rept. Jirit. lud. p. 103 (1864) ; Bouleng. 



Cat. Liz. i, p. 187 (1885) ; id. Faun. Brit. lud., Rept. p. 103 



(1890); S. Flower, P. Z. S. 1S99, p. 635 ; Boulenir. Fascic. Malay., 



Zool. i, p. 150 (1903). 



Head not twice as broad as distance from end of snout to orbit. 

 Digits rather feebly dilated, with a rudiment of web. Eostral 

 entering nostril ; 10 or 11 upper and 9 or 10 lower labials ; a 

 large median pair of chin-shields bordered by a few irregular 

 smaller shields. Back covered with very small granules, intermixed 

 with numerous rounded conical tubercles ; throat with very small 

 granules. Prseanal and femoral pores forming a long series, 

 1 6 to 20 on each side. Tail slightly depressed, annulate, covered 

 above with very small flat granular scales and transverse series of 

 conical tubercles. Brown or grey above, spotted with blackish, 

 a double series of spots along the middle of the back being 

 constant ; tail with more or less marked darker and lighter rings ; 

 lower parts white. 



From snout to vent 95 millim. ; tail 110. 



Ceylon, Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. 



Very common in houses at Singapore ; also recorded from 

 Penang, Province Wellesley, Perak, Selangor, Kelantan. 



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