] 82 GECKONID^. 



Body 63 millim. 



Fore limb 23 „ 



Hind limb 30 „ 



Tail (reproduced) 46 „ 



Philippine Islands. 



0-6. 5 & hgr. Philippines. Mr. Cuming [C.]. (Types.) 



37. GECKO. 



Gekko, part., Law. Syn. Sept. p. 44. 



Platvdaotylus, part., Ouv. M. A. ii. p. 45. 



Gecko, Grmj, Ann. Phil. (2) x. 1825, p. 199, and Cat. Liz. p. 160; 



Gv/ath. Sept. Brit. Ind. p. 101. 

 Platydactylus, part., Fitzing. N. Classif. Sept.y. 13 ; Waffl. Syst. 



Ampk. p. 142 ; Wiegm. Herp. Mex. p. 19 ; Bum. S[ Bihr. Erp. 



Oen. iii. p. 290. 

 Scelotretns, Fitzing. Syst. Sept. p. 101. 

 Platydactylus, Fitz. I. c. 



Digits strongly dilated, free or webbed at the base, with undi- 

 vided lamellae below, all but the thumb and inaer toe with a very 

 short compressed distal phalanx with retTactile claw. Head and back 

 covered with juxtaposed granular scales or tubercles, belly with 

 small flat imbricated scales. Pupil vertical. Males with prseanal 

 or femoral pores. 



Japan, China, East Indies, New Guinea and neighbouring 

 islands. 



Synopsis of the Species. 



I. Granules of the back intermixed with larger tubercles. 



A. Eostral not entering the nostril. 



The width of the head equals twice the 



distance from the end of the snout to the 



orbit ; throat covered with small flat 



granules 1. vertidllat'as, p. 183. 



The width of the head equals less than twice 



the distance from the end of the snout to 



the orbit ; throat minutely granulate. ... 2. steutor, p. 184. 



B. Eostral entering the nostril. 



Granules on the throat intermixed with 

 larger ones ; greatest diameter of ear- 

 opening half that of orbit ; toes with a 

 rudiment of web 3. vitiatus, p. 185. 



Granules on the throat equal ; greatest dia- 

 meter of ear-opening one third that of orbit; 

 toes with a rudiment of web 4. nwnarclius, p. 187. 



Granules on the throat equal ; greatest dia- 

 meter of ear-opening not quite one third 

 that of orbit; toes with a rudiment of web 6. japonicus, p. 188. 



