On a collection of lizards from the Malay peninsula, made by members of the 'Skeat expedition', 1899-1900 / by F.F. Laidlaw.
- Frank Fortescue Laidlaw
- Date:
- 1901
Licence: In copyright
Credit: On a collection of lizards from the Malay peninsula, made by members of the 'Skeat expedition', 1899-1900 / by F.F. Laidlaw. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.
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![Gehyra mutilata (Wiegrn.). Qehyra mutilata, Boulenger, Cat. Liz. i. p. 148 ; id. Faun. Brit. Ind., Kept. p. 96 ; S. S. Flower, P. Z. S. 1896, p. 866 ; id. P. Z. S. 1899, p. 630. Kbota Baru, Kelantan, inside houses. Singapore, in Botanical Gardens. Gecko yerticillatus (Laur.). Gecko ueriicillatus, Boulenger, Cat. Liz. i. p. 183; id. Faun. Brit. Ind., Kept. p. 102 ; S. S. Flower, P. Z. S. 1899, p. 631. Common in Singgora and as far south as Patani, rare at Khota Baru, Kelantan, and apparently unknown farther south along the E. coast. The specimens recorded by Dr. Hanitsch from Singapore were, I am inclined to suppose, accidentally introduced. In the Peninsula this species does not inhabit houses. If, however, one is set at liberty in a house it will often remain about the place. Gecko stentor (Cant.). Gecko stentor, Boulenger, Cat. Liz. i. p. 184; id. Faun. Brit. Ind., Kept. p. 103; S. S. Flower, P. Z. S. 1899, p. 634. This is essentially a forest-haunting species and its loud barking cry is not unfrequently to be heard in the up-country jungle, although the lizard is but seldom seen. I have heard its cry “ tok-tok-tok ” repeated six or seven times and ending in a harsh chuckle several times, but never saw the beast alive myself. Mr. Annandale obtained two specimens, both males, one at Biserat, the second at Kuala Aring. The former was mature and had 11 pre-anal pores, the latter, a younger specimen, had only 9. Its head too was much more flattened than that of the adult individual. It was caught in a dead bamboo. Gecko monarches (Schleg.). Gecko monarchus, Boulenger, Cat. Liz. i. p. 187 ; id. Faun. Brit. Ind., Kept. p. 103 ; S. 8. Flower, P. Z. 8. 1899, p. 868. Khota Bharu, Kelantan ; Singapore. Fam. Agamid.e. Draco formosus Blgr. Draco formosus, Boulenger, A.M.N.H. (7) vi. p. 190 (1900). A Malay in Penang sold me a specimen of this lizard (<3), preserved in spirit along with a number of specimens of D. volans. He assured me that he had caught it on the island, but had never seen another like it. Length of head 17 mm. „ body 84 „ ,, tail 160 „ ,, fore limb 37 ,, „ hind limb 50 „ Breadth of head 12 „ [6]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22406608_0010.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
