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Gekko
monarchus
(Duméril & Bibron, 1836):
Platydactylus Monarchus
A.-M.-C. Duméril & G. Bibron. 1836. Erp. Gen. 3: 335.
Gecko monarchus J.
E. Gray. 1845. Cat. Lizards Brit. Mus.: 161.
Gecko monarchus G.
A. Boulenger. 1885. Cat. Lizards British Mus. 1: 187.
Gecko monarchus E.
Bartlett. 1895. J. Str. Br. Royal Asiatic Soc. (28): 78.
Gekko monarchus T.
Barbour. 1912. Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. 44(1): 179.
Gecko monarchus N.
De Rooij. 1915. Reptiles Indo-Australian Arch. 1: 54.
Gekko monarchus H.
Wermuth. 1965. Das Tierreich 80: 39.
Gekko monarchus K.
R. G. Welch, P. S. Cooke & A. S. Wright. 1990. Lizards Orient: 21.
Gekko monarchus F.
L. Tan. 1993. Checklist Lizards Borneo: 4.
Gekko tuberculosus A.
G. Kluge. 1993. Gekkonoid Lizard Taxon.: 13.
Gekko monarchus
U. Manthey & W. Grossmann. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens:
233.
Type
locality: MNHN 2286 (formerly MNHN 1277; holotype; fide Guibé, 1954: 5; Brygoo,
1990), from “d’Amboine” (= Ambon, 03° 43’S; 128° 11’E; Maluku,
Indonesia).
Distribution:
Southern Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Mentawei Islands, Simalur,
Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, Ambon, Seram and the Philippines Archipelago (Manthey
and Grossmann, 1997: 234).
Localities
in Borneo: SARAWAK: Matang (De Rooij, 1915: 54; AMNH 57231, AMNH 57234); Kuching
(Brown, 1902: De Rooij, 1915: 54), Baram District (De Rooij, 1915: 54, based on
BMNH 97.3.4.1), Mount Dulit (De Rooij, 1915: 54, based on BMNH 91.8.29.24);
Gunung Mulu (Boettger, 1901; De Rooij, 1915: 54); Sibu (Ota et al., 1990);
Gunung Gading (UMMZ 78672; Smith, 1925b); Bako National Park (MCZ 157161;
157164; ZRC 2.4665); Santubong (Denzer, 1996); Tubau Camp on Sungei Pesu,
Bintulu District (UMMZ 154375076); Engkalili, Second Division (CM 64424); Long
Akar, Baram River (ZRC 2.1093-94); Talang Talang Island (CM 64425-26);
“Sarawak” (Brown, 1902); BRUNEI: Anggerek Desa, Bandar Seri Begawan (BM
90/120, UBD 400); Jalan Manggis Dua (UBD 500); Gadong (UBD 604); Kampung Dato
Gandi (BM 87/110); Brunei Museum compound (BM 75/38, 84/419, 91/257, 96/67);
Kampung Baribi (BM 91/29); Berakas (BM 90/34); LABUAN: Labuan (De Rooij, 1915:
54; ZRC 2.1096-97); SABAH: Signal Hill, Kota Kinabalu (SSM 0516-18); Taman Pulau
Tiga (UMS 04361); Sandakan (De Rooij, 1915: 54, based on BMNH 95.9.11.8);
Kinabalu Park (Manthey, 1983); Kiau, Mount Kinabalu (ZRC 2.1095); Kg. Ponohuan,
Kiulu, Tuaran (UKMS [at present UMS] Re. 434); Pulau Kalanpunian Kechil (SP
06156-57); Bohey Dulong, Semporna (SP 06449); KALIMANTAN: Banjarmasin, Pontianak
(De Rooij, 1915: 54); Sintang (Lidth de Jeude, 1905). Unknown locality: Undup
(De Rooij, 1915: 54). Also, “Koeti auf Borneo” (Strauch, 1887: 26),
“Sarawak” (CAS-SU 7555) and “Borneo” (BMNH XXII.49 c-e; 47.3.4.27;
64.9.2.76).
Derivation:
Greek for king, possibly for its large size.
Remarks:
The species as understood at present is suspected to represent a complex (R.
Crombie, unpubl.). Kluge (1991) recognised Gekko
tuberculosus (Daudin, 1836) as having priority over G. monarchus (Duméril & Bibron, 1836). The nomenclatural
problems surrounding these two names have been discussed by Brygoo (1991) and
Bauer (1994).
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