35 



not twice as broad as high, with median cleft above; nostril 

 bordered by the rostral, the first labial and three nasals. Nine 

 to eleven upper and seven or eight lower labials; mental large, 

 triangular or pentagonal; two 

 pair of chin-shields, the me- 

 dian pair large, in contact 

 with each other, the posterior 

 pair small, sometimes separa- 

 ted from the labials. Body de- 

 pressed, covered above with 

 uniform small granules, largest 

 on the snout; a dermal ex- 

 pansion from axilla to groin 

 and another along the posterior 

 side of the hind limb. Ventral 

 scales cycloid, imbricate. Male 

 with an uninterrupted series 

 of 34 36 femoral pores. Tail 

 depressed, flat inferiorly, with 

 sharp denticulated lateral edge, 

 covered above with uniform 

 small granules, below with a 

 median series of transversely 

 dilated plates. Limbs moderate, 

 depressed; digits strongly di- 

 lated, about half-webbed (fig. 



. . n i i i Fie. 2^. Hemidactylus platyurns (Schn.). 



24), inner well developed; 3 to 



6 lamellae under the inner, 7 to 9 under the median digits. 



Grey above, marbled with darker 

 grey; generally a dark streak from eye 

 to shoulder. Lower parts white. Length 

 of head and body 61 mm.; tail 66 mm. 

 Habitat: Nias; Sumatra (Deli!, 

 Taluk!, Gunung Sahilan!, Fort de 

 Kock!, Batang Singalang!, Palembang); 

 Riou; Singkep; Banka; Biliton; Java 

 (Batavia!, Buitenzorg, Ngawi, Sema- 

 Fig. 24. Hemidactylus pla- Ungaran!); Borneo (Pontianak, 



tyurus (Schn.). Fore limb X 5- . o i T^ u- c- 



Kapuas river, Sarawak, Kuchmg, Sin- 

 tang, Sawa, Brunei, Labuan, Bandjermassin); Celebes (Manado, 

 Buol, Pare Pare!, Tempe!, Kandari, Macassar!); Lombok!; 



