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GECKONIDiE. 



Synopsis of the Species. 

 I. Digital lamellae divided by a median groove. 



A. A fold of the skin bordering the hind limb posteriorly. 



Inner pair of chin-shields very large ; rostral 

 quadrangular ; 8 or 9 upper and (5 or 7 

 lower labials ; tail normally with a sharp- 

 ish lateral edge 1. mutilata, p. 148. 



Chin-shields shorter ; rostral horseshoe - 



shaped 2. baliola, p. 150. 



Chin-shields smaller ; 10 upper and 9 lower 



labials ; tail without lateral keel 3. brevipalmata. 



Chin-shields small and polygonal ; tail with [p. 150. 



a sharp serrated lateral edge 4. neglecta, p. 150. 



B. Hind limb without cutaneous fold ; digits free or with a 



very slight rudiment of web. 



Scales a good deal smaller on the median 



Hue of the back than on the sides ; male 



with about 40 femoral pores 5. insulensis, p. 150. 



Male with 10 to 16 femoral pores 6. variegata, p. 151. 



II. Digital lamellae undivided. 



7 to 9 upper labials ; toes free or nearly so . 7. australis, p. 152. 



11 to 13 upper labials ; toes webbed at the 



base ; 25 to 40 femoral pores 8. oceanica, p. 152. 



13 or 14 upper labials ; digits webbed at 

 the base ; a strong fold of the skin border- 

 ing the fore limb anteriorly ; 50 to 60 

 femoral pores 9. vorax, p. 153. 



1. Gtehyra mntilata. 



Peripia peronii, G7'ay, Cat. p. 169. 

 Peropus mutilatus, Grat/, I. c. 

 Hemidftctylus (Peropus) mutilatus, Wiegm. Nova Acta Ac. Leop.- 



Carol. xvii. p. 238. 



mutilatus, Dtmi. %• Bibr. iii. p. 354. 



peronii, JDum. ^ Bibr. iii. p. 352, pi. xxx. fig. 1 ; Jacquin. Toy. 



Pole Sud, Saur. pi. i. fig. 2 ; Cantor, Cat. Mai. Jiept. p. 22 ; 



Kelaart, Prodr. Faun. Zeyl. p. 187. 

 Peropus (Dactyloperus) peronu, Fitz. Syst. Rept. p. 103. 

 mutilatus, Fiiz. I. c. ; Girard, IJ.S. Explor. Kvped., Herp. 



p. 277. 

 Peripia jperonii, Gunth. Rept. Brit. Ind. p. ] 10 ; Stdiczka, Joum. As. 



Soc. Beng. xxxix. 1870, p. 1G3, & xli. 1872, p. 103. 

 Gecko pardus, Tytkr, Joum. As. Soc. Beng. xxxiii. 1864, p. 647. 

 p Gecko harrieti, Tytler, I. c. p. 548. 



