GEKKO 99 



gular, followed by two elongate chin shields nearly three times 

 as long as wide; a few enlarged pentagonal scales behind and 

 at sides of chin shields ; throat covered with equal-sized granules, 

 larger than those on dorsal surface. Body rather slender, 

 covered above with minute granules, intermixed with numerous 

 rounding granules; an indistinct lateral fold; about thirty 

 longitudinal rows of scales between the folds cross belly ; preanal 

 and femoral pores continuous, twenty-seven or twenty-eight on 

 each side, slightly separated medially, a total of fifty-five pores ; 

 tail regenerated wholly, above covered with fine granules, with 

 no traces of annulations; below with irregular, large, broad 

 scales; two enlarged tubercles at base of tail; legs moderate, 

 digits not greatly dilated, about sixteen lamellae under longest 

 toe; no rudiment of web evident. 



Color in life. — Above almost uniform olive brown, with very 

 little variation delineating the lighter and darker areas. No 

 markings evident; below yellowish white. 



Measurements of Gekko mindorensis Taylor. 



mm. 



Total length 162 



Tail, regenerated 80 



Snout to foreleg 34.5 



Snout to vent 82 



Snout to ear opening 22 



Foreleg 30 



Hind leg 40 



Variation. — Eight other specimens, all young, taken by my- 

 self about Lake Naujan, Mindoro, have been studied. They 

 are darker than the type, with blackish stripes across the back 

 and on the tail. Two males in the lot have sixty-two and 

 sixty-four pores, respectively. 



Remarks. — This species is related to Gekko mpnarchuSf from 

 which it differs in the following points. The measurements 

 of two male specimens are compared. 



Comparative m^easurements of Gekko mindorensis and G. monarchies. 







G. mindorensis. 



G. monarchus. 







mm. 



mm. 



Snout to vent 





82 



85 



Foreleg 





26 



29 



Hind leg 





35 



40 



Width of body 





16 



18 



Width of head 





18 



20 



Diameter of eye 





6.5 



5 



Diameter of auricular opening 



3.3 



2 



Interorbital measurement 



6.75 



8 



Preanal and femoral pores 



55 



38 



Scale rows across 



belly 



30 



45 



