CHECKLIST

Table 1: Synopsis of genera and species of lizards of Borneo.
Genera Species
Agamidae
Anguidae
Dibamidae
Eublepharidae
Gekkonidae 
Lacertidae
Lanthanotidae
Scincidae
Varanidae
9
1
1
1
10
1
1
10
1
28
1
2
1
28
1
1
41
3
35 106


Key to Families of Bornean Lizards


Nine families of lizards have been recorded from Borneo. A dichotomous key for their identification, mostly utilizing external features, is presented below.

1. Eyes exposed; snout covered with several small scales ............................................................  2
Eyes concealed; snout covered with a single large scale.............................................. Dibamidae
2.

Tongue long, deeply bifid......................................................................................................... 3
Tongue short ......................................................................................................................... 5

3.

Legs present, body without lateral fold ..................................................................................... 4
Legs absent, body with lateral folds ............................................................................ Anguidae

4. Ear-opening absent ............................................................................................. Lanthanotidae
Ear-opening present ..................................................................................................Varanidae
5. Forehead with granules or small scales .................................................................................... 6
Forehead with large symmetrical shields .................................................................................. 7
6.

Teeth acrodont; body compressed laterally ................................................................. Agamidae
Teeth pleurodont; body depressed ............................................................................................8

 7.

Eyelids present ................................................................................................... Eublepharidae
Eyelids absent .........................................................................................................Gekkonidae

8.

Ventrals differentiated from dorsals; femorals or inguinal pores present ....................... Lacertidae
Ventrals and dorsals undifferentiated; femoral and inguinal pores absent ....................... Scincidae

Table 2: Checklist of Bornean lizards.

AGAMIDAE

Aphaniotis
Peters, 1864
Aphaniotis acutirostris
Modigliani, 1889
Aphaniotis fusca
(Peters, 1864)
Aphaniotis ornata
(Lidth de Jeude, 1893)

Bronchocela
Kaup, 1827
Bronchocela cristatella (Kuhl, 1820)
Bronchocela jubata Duméril & Bibron, 1837

Complicitus
Manthey & Grossmann, 1997
Complicitus nigrigularis (Ota & Hikida, 1991)

Draco
Linnaeus, 1758
Draco affinis Bartlett, 1895
Draco cornutus Günther, 1864
Draco cristatellus Günther, 1872
Draco fimbriatus Kuhl, 1820
Draco haematopogon Boie in: Gray, 1831
Draco maximus Boulenger, 1893
Draco melanopogon Boulenger, 1887
Draco obscurus Boulenger, 1887
Draco quinquefasciatus Hardwicke & Gray, 1827
Draco volans Linnaeus, 1758

Gonocephalus
Kaup, 1825
Gonocephalus bornensis
(Schlegel, 1848)
Gonocephalus doriae (Peters, 1871)
Gonocephalus grandis (Gray, 1845)
Gonocephalus liogaster (Günther, 1872)
Gonocephalus mjobergi Smith, 1925

Harpesaurus
Boulenger, 1885
Harpesaurus borneensis (Mertens, 1924)

Hypsicalotes
Manthey & Denzer, 2000
Hypsicalotes kinabaluensis (De Grijs, 1937)

Phoxophrys
Hubrecht, 1881
Phoxophrys borneensis Inger, 1960
Phoxophrys cephalum (Mocquard, 1890)
Phoxophrys nigrilabris (Peters, 1864)
Phoxophrys spiniceps Smith, 1925

Pseudocalotes
Fitzinger, 1843
Pseudocalotes sarawacensis Inger & Stuebing, 1994

ANGUIDAE
Ophisaurus Daudin, 1803
Ophisaurus buttikoferi Lidth de Jeude, 1905

EUBLEPHARIDAE
Aeluroscalabotes Boulenger, 1885
Aeluroscalabotes felinus (Günther, 1864)

DIBAMIDAE
Dibamus Duméril & Bibron, 1839
Dibamus alfredi
Taylor, 1962
Dibamus leucurus (Bleeker, 1860)

GEKKONIDAE
Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887
Cnemaspis dringi Das & Bauer, 1998
Cnemaspis kendallii (Gray, 1845)
Cnemaspis nigridius (Smith, 1925)

Cosymbotus
Fitzinger, 1843
Cosymbotus craspedotus (Mocquard, 1890)
Cosymbotus platyurus (Schneider, 1792)

Cyrtodactylus Hardwicke & Gray, 1827
Cyrtodactylus baluensis (Mocquard, 1890)
Cyrtodactylus cavernicolus Inger & King, 1961
Cyrtodactylus consobrinus (Peters, 1871)
Cyrtodactylus ingeri Hikida, 1990
Cyrtodactylus malayanus (De Rooij, 1915)
Cyrtodactylus matsuii Hikida, 1990
Cyrtodactylus pubisulcus Inger, 1957
Cyrtodactylus yoshii Hikida, 1990

Gehyra Gray, 1834
Gehyra mutilata (Wiegmann, 1834)

Gekko Laurenti, 1768
Gekko gecko Linnaeus, 1768
Gekko monarchus (Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
Gekko smithii (Gray, 1842)

Hemidactylus Oken, 1817
Hemidactylus brookii Gray, 1845
Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril & Bibron, 1836
Hemidactylus garnotii Duméril & Bibron, 1836

Hemiphyllodactylus Bleeker 1860
Hemiphyllodactylus typus Bleeker, 1860

Lepidodactylus
Fitzinger, 1843
Lepidodactylus lugubris (Duméril & Bibron, 1836)
Lepidodactylus ranauensis Ota & Hikida, 1988

Luperosaurus Gray, 1845
Luperosaurus browni
Russell, 1979
Luperosaurus yasumai Ota, Sengoku & Hikida, 1996

Ptychozoon Kuhl & van Hasselt, 1822
Ptychozoon horsfieldii (Gray, 1827)
Ptychozoon kuhli
Stejneger, 1902
Ptychozoon rhacophorus (Boulenger, 1899)

LACERTIDAE
Takydromus Daudin, 1802
Takydromus sexlineatus Daudin, 1802

LANTHANOTIDAE
Lanthanotus Steindachner, 1877
Lanthanotus borneensis Steindachner, 1877

SCINCIDAE
Apterygodon Edeling, 1864
Apterygodon vittata Edeling, 1864

Brachymeles Duméril & Bibron, 1839
Brachymeles apus Hikida, 1982

Dasia Gray, 1839
Dasia grisea (Gray, 1845)
Dasia olivacea Gray, 1839
Dasia semicincta (Peters, 1867)

Emoia Gray, 1845
Emoia atrocostata (Lesson, 1830)
Emoia caeruleocauda (De Vis, 1892)
Emoia cyanura (Lesson, 1830)
Emoia parietale (Peters, 1871)

Lamprolepis Fitzinger, 1843
Lamprolepis nieuwenhuisii (Lidth de Jeude, 1905)
Lamprolepis vyneri (Shelford, 1905)

Lipinia Gray, 1845
Lipinia miangensis (Werner, 1910)
Lipinia nitens (Peters, 1871)
Lipinia quadrivittata (Peters, 1867)
Lipinia vittigera (Boulenger, 1894)

Lygosoma Hardwicke & Gray, 1827
Lygosoma bampfyldei Bartlett, 1895
Lygosoma bowringii (Günther, 1864)

Mabuya Fitzinger, 1826
Mabuya indeprensa Brown & Alcala, 1980
Mabuya multifasciata (Kuhl, 1820)
Mabuya rudis Boulenger, 1887
Mabuya rugifera (Stoliczka, 1870)

Sphenomorphus Fitzinger, 1843
Sphenomorphus alfredi (Boulenger, 1898)
Sphenomorphus buttikoferi (Lidth de Jeude, 1905)
Sphenomorphus cyanolaemus Inger & Hosmer, 1965
Sphenomorphus haasi Inger & Hosmer, 1965
Sphenomorphus hallieri (Lidth de Jeude, 1905)
Sphenomorphus kinabaluensis (Bartlett, 1895)
Sphenomorphus maculicollus Bacon, 1967
Sphenomorphus multisquamatus
Inger, 1958
Sphenomorphus murudensis Smith, 1925
Sphenomorphus sabanus Inger, 1958
Sphenomorphus shelfordi (Boulenger, 1900)
Sphenomorphus stellatus (Boulenger, 1900)
Sphenomorphus tenuiculus (Mocquard, 1890)

Tropidophorus Duméril & Bibron, 1839
Tropidophorus beccarii Peters, 1871
Tropidophorus brookei (Gray, 1845)
Tropidophorus iniquus Lidth de Jeude, 1905
Tropidophorus micropus Lidth de Jeude, 1905
Tropidophorus mocquardii Boulenger, 1894
Tropidophorus perplexus Barbour, 1921

VARANIDAE
Varanus Merrem, 1820
Varanus dumerilii (Schlegel, 1839)
Varanus rudicollis Gray, 1845
Varanus salvator (Laurenti, 1768)

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