102 GECKOXID.'E. 



small flat imbricate scales. Pupil vertical. Males with pneanal 

 or femoral pores. 



Distribution. Japan, China, East Indies, New Guinea and 

 neighbouring islands. 8 species are known. 



Synopsis of Indian, Ceylonese, and Burmese Species. 



A. Rostral not entering nostril ; digits free. 



a. Width of head equals twice distance from 



end of snout to orbit; throat covered with 



small flat granules G, verticillatus, p. 102. 



b. Width of head less than twice distance from 



end of snout to orbit; throat minutely 



granulate G. stentor, p. 103. 



B. Rostral enteringnostril ; digits with a rudiment 



of web G. monarchies, p. 103. 



107. Gecko verticillatus. 



Gecko verticillatus, Laur. Syn. Rept. p. 44: Boideng. Cat. Liz, i, 



p. 183. 

 Gecko guttatus, Dmid. Rept. iv. p. 122 ; Giinth. Rent. B. 1. p. 102 ; 



Theob. Cat. p. 71. 



Head large ; its width equals twice the distance from end of 

 the snout to orbit, or from orbit to ear-opening; snout sub- 

 triangular, obtuse, 1|^ or 1| diameter of orbit ; forehead con- 

 cave; ear-opening narrow, oblique, its vertical diameter at least 

 half diameter of orbit. Body and limbs moderate; digits free. 

 Head covered with small convex polygonal scales ; upper labials 

 12 to 14, the first entering the nostril ; lower labials 10 or 11, gra- 

 dually decreasing in size ; mental very variable in shape ; chin- 

 shields 4 or 5 on each side, smaller than the labials, the inner 

 pair generally not longer than the mental. Back covered with 

 small juxtaposed flat granules and about 12 longitudinal series of 

 mamilliform tubercles ; throat with flat granules ; abdominal scales 

 moderately large. Pores in a short angular series on the praeaual 

 region, 13 to 24 altogether. Tail (when intact) slightly depressed, 

 tapering, distinctly annulate, covered with subquadrangular smooth 

 scales, much larger beneath, arranged in transverse series ; each 

 annulus is composed of 5 or 6 transverse rows of scales above, 3 

 beneath : also, on the upper surface, large conical tubercles, wide 

 apart n^d symmetrically arranged. Slaty grey above, with red 

 spots or vermiculations ; tail annulate with darker and lighter; 

 lower surfaces whitish, frequently indistinctly variegated with 



grey- 



From snout to vent 6| inches ; tail 6. 



Hub. Eastern Bengal to Southern China and the Malay Penin- 

 sula and Archipelago. Found in houses as well as on trees. 

 Known as " touktai " in Burma, from its loud call. This species 

 and the following are the largest East-Indian geckos. 



