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Apterygodon vittata Edeling, 1864b:

Apterygodon vittata A. C. J. Edeling. 1864b. Ned. Tijdschr. Dierk 2: 201.

Euprepes (Tiliqua) praeornatus W. C. H. Peters. 1871. Monatsber. Königl. Preuss. Akad. Wissensch. Berlin 1871: 570. (type locality: “Sarawak” [in East Malaysia; Borneo]; MSNG 27892 [syntype; fide Capocaccia, 1961].)

Lygosoma vittata G. A. Boulenger. 1887. Cat. Lizards British Mus. III: 252.

Lygosoma vittata E. Bartlett. 1895. J. Str. Br. Royal Asiatic Soc. (28): 95.

Lygosoma vittata N. De Rooij. 1915. Reptiles Indo-Australian Arch. 1: 205.

Apterygodon vittata K. R. G. Welch, P. S. Cooke & A. S. Wright. 1990. Lizards Orient: 62.

Apterygodon vittata F. L. Tan. 1993. Checklist Lizards Borneo: 1.

Apterygodon vittata U. Manthey & W. Grossmann. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens: 257.

Type locality: Type not traced, from “Bandjermasin” (= Banjarmasin, 03° 25’S; 114° 30’E, Kalimantan, Indonesia; Borneo).

Distribution: Endemic to Borneo (Manthey and Grossmann, 1997: 258).

Localities in Borneo: SARAWAK: Kuching, First Division (Das, unpubl., 1998; Brown, 1902; De Rooij, 1915: 205; Smith, 1925b); Mount Matang (De Rooij, 1915: 205, based on BMNH 72.2.19.21), Rejang River (De Rooij, 1915: 205); Rambungan (CAS-SU 7596-97); Kota Samarahan (Das, unpubl.); Santubong (Denzer, 1996; Das, unpubl., Manthey and Grossmann, 1997: 257); Bako National Park (Das, unpubl., 1999); Baram River (Boettger, 1901; De Rooij, 1915: 205); Tubau Camp, Fourth Division (AMNH 111900-02; KU 155801-03; MVZ 111841-43); Mount Dulit (BMNH 1933.6.20.20); Base Camp, Gunung Mulu National Park (BMNH 1979.914); BRUNEI: Jalan Manggis Dua, Bandar Seri Begawan (UBD 553), Gadong (UBD 679); Batu Apoi (Das, 1995); Tasek Merembun (Das, unpubl., 1993); Kampung Dato Gandi (BM 94/57); Kampung Keriam, 3 km E Tutong (BM 92/259); Wasai-Mentiri, (BM 92/241); Bukit Sulang, Lamunin (BMNH 1980.1457); SABAH: Danum Valley Field Centre (Tan, 1993: 1, based on FMNH); Sepilok Forest Reserve (Hikida and Ota, 1987); Sandakan Bay (Lidth de Jeude, 1893; De Rooij, 1915: 205); Sandakan (Tan, 1993: 1, based on FMNH; also BMNH 95.9.11.15); Kiau, Mount Kinabalu (Malkmus, 1987); Kadamaian River, Kinabalu National Park (Malkmus, 1987); Poring (Manthey and Denzer, 1982a); Kota Kinabalu and Menggatal (Tan, 1993: 1, based on USNM 130265); Kabili River (CAS-SU 7612); Taman Pulau Tiga (SP 06169 and 06582); Tawau Hills Park (SP 06503); KALIMANTAN: Buntok on the Barito River (De Rooij, 1915: 205, based on BMNH 1010.1.12.6); Sintang (Lidth de Jeude, 1905); unlocated: Long Mujan (BMNH 1974.3840). In addition, “Sarawak” (BMNH 93.3.6.41; 95.2.28.11-12; CAS 54696-97; Brown, 1902) and “Borneo” (BMNH 64.9.2.50).

Derivation: Latin for banded or striped, in allusion to the dark dorsal stripes.

 

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