GEKKONIDAE
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Cosymbotus craspedotus (Mocquard, 1890):

Hemidactylus craspedotus M. F. Mocquard. 1890. Nouv. Arch. Mus. Nat. Hist. nat. ser. 3 2: 126; Pl. 7; Figs. 2; 2a; 2b; 2c.

Mimetozoon floweri G. A. Boulenger. 1896. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1896: 767; Pl. XXXVI. (type locality: “Penang hill (at 2200 feet altitude)” [= Bukit Bendera, Pulau Pinang, West Malaysia; BMNH RR 1946.8.22.3 {formerly BMNH 96.6.25.10; holotype}.])

Mimetozoon craspedotus T. Barbour. 1912. Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. 44(1): 179.

Mimetozoon craspedotus N. De Rooij. 1915. Reptiles Indo-Australian Arch. 1: 36.

Platyurus craspedotus E. H. Taylor. 1963. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 44: 768.

Cosymbotus craspedotus H. Wermuth. 1965. Das Tierreich 80: 21.

Cosymbotus craspedotus K. R. G. Welch, P. S. Cooke & A. S. Wright. 1990. Lizards Orient: 9.

Cosymbotus craspedotus F. L. Tan. 1993. Checklist Lizards Borneo: 2.

Cosymbotus craspedotus A. G. Kluge. 1993. Gekkonoid Lizard Taxon.: 7.

Cosymbotus craspedotus U. Manthey & W. Grossmann. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens: 216.

Type locality: MNHN 1889.297 (formerly MNHN 1368 alpha; holotype; fide Guibé, 1954: 22; Brygoo, 1990), from “nord de Borneo” (= “Sabah”, in East Malaysia [Borneo] fide Manthey and Grossmann, 1997: 216; earlier restricted to “Kina-Balu (Bornéo)” (= Mount Kinabalu, 06° 00-15’N; 116° 15-45’E, Sabah, East Malaysia; Borneo) by Guibé (1954: 22).

Distribution: Southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula and Borneo (Manthey and Grossmann, 1997: 217).

Localities in Borneo: SARAWAK: Kuching (De Rooij, 1915: 37); Bako National Park (FMNH 223202); Santubong (Denzer, 1996); Sakaloh, Niah (FMNH 131518); Labang Camp on Sungei Seran (FMNH 147563); SABAH: Danum Valley (Tan, 1993: 2, based on FMNH 230192; 235157; 240596; Manthey and Grossmann, 1997: 216); Tawau Hills Park (FMNH 249777-78; SP 06286).

Derivation: Greek for fringed.

 

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