Preliminary report on the herpetofaunal diversity of Batu Hampar Recreational Forest, Kedah, Malaysia
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Zijia, Hong
Author
Anuar, Shahrul
Author
Grismer, L. Lee
Author
Quah, Evan S. H.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/17.3.791
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10.15560/17.3.791
1809-127X
Hemidactylus murrayi
Gleadow, 1887
Materials examined.
MALAYSIA
–
Kedah
•
Batu Hampar Recreational Forest
;
05.1966°N
,
100.5827°E
;
40 m
a.s.l.
;
23.IX.2018
;
Evan S. H. Quah
,
Hong Zijia
leg.;
2 ♀
,
USMHC 2465–2466
.
Identification and natural history.
Two adult females (
USMHC
2465,
SVL
60 mm
, TL
74 mm
;
USMHC
2466,
SVL
51 mm
, TL
47 mm
) matched
Gleadow’s (1887)
and Lajmi et al.’s (2016) diagnosis in having a concaved forehead; verticle pupil; 10–12 supralabials; 9–10 infralabials; small granular scales and tubercles on dorsal surface; median groove on dorsal surface of tail; spine-like tubercles on each side of tail, which decrease in number and size towards the tip; enlarged subcaudal scales; scattered keeled tubercles on limbs; moderately dilated digits; well-developed first digits; 7–9 lamellae under Toe IV; grey dorsum with several dark bands and white venter. Both specimens were found on the walls of buildings at night.