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Mabuya multifasciata (Kuhl, 1820):

Scincus multifasciatus H. Kuhl. 1820. Beitr. Zool.: 126.

Tiliqua rufescens J. E. Gray. 1845. Cat. Lizards British Mus.: 109.

Mabuia multifasciata G. A. Boulenger. 1887. Cat. Lizards British Mus. III: 186.

Mabuia multifasiata E. Bartlett. 1895. J. Str. Br. Royal Asiatic Soc. (28): 87.

Mabuia Lewisi E. Bartlett. 1895. J. Str. Br. Royal Asiatic Soc. (28): 87. (type locality: “Borneo”, here restricted to Kuching, Sarawak, East Malaysia [Borneo], based on data associated with the BMNH syntype; BMNH RR 1946.8.3.57 [formerly BMNH 99.1.20.3]; other syntypes untraced, and cannot be found in the SM [see Smith, 1931].)

Mabuya multifasciata T. Barbour. 1912. Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. 44(1): 89.

Mabuia multifasciata N. De Rooij. 1915. Reptiles Indo-Australian Arch. 1: 162.

Mabuya multifasciata multifasciata R. Mertens. 1930. Abh. Senckenberg. Naturf. Ges. 42(3): 143.

Mabuya multifasciata K. R. G. Welch, P.S. Cooke & A. S. Wright. 1990. Lizards Orient: 87.

Mabuya multifasciata F. L. Tan. 1993. Checklist Lizards Borneo: 7.

Type locality: MNHN 1983 is indicated as the type by Thireau et al. (1998). Type locality was not mentioned in original description of H. Kuhl (1820), and was restricted to “Java” (also spelt Jawa, Greater Sundas, Indonesia) by Pope (1935: 480).

Distribution: North-eastern India and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, southern China, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Bali and the Philippines Archipealgo (Manthey and Grossmann, 1997: 272; Welch et al., 1990: 88).

Localities in Borneo: SARAWAK: Bario, Kelabit Plateau (Smith, 1949); Kuching, First Division (Brown, 1902; Smith, 1925b, based on BMNH RR 1946.8.3.57 [formerly BMNH 99.1.20.3]); Baram River (Boettger, 1901; De Rooij, 1915: 163), Mount Matang, First Division (De Rooij, 1915: 163); Labang Camp on Sungei Seran, Fourth Division, Bintulu District (AMNH 111905-07; CAS 105995; KU 155805-08; MVZ 111845-48); Nyabau Forest Reserve (AMNH 111904); Santubong (Denzer, 1996); Batang Skrang (MCZ 157183-84); Mount Dulit (BMNH 1900.1.23.14; 1933.6.20.19); Lawas (BMNH 98.11.29.3-4); Base Camp of Gunung Mulu National Park (BMNH 1979.906-13); BRUNEI: Sungei Merembun, Tutong (BM 91/51-52, 91/54-55); Pulau Labi, Tasek Merembun (BM 93/96-97); Sungei Ingei (BM 92/85, 92/118); Wasai-Mentiri (BM 93/128); Tasek Lama (BM 91/53, 91/56, 94/16); LABUAN: Labuan (De Rooij, 1915: 163); SABAH: Sungai Tiku, Tawau Hills Park (Stuebing and Shukor, 1995, based on SP 06504-05 and SP 06540); Quoin Hill, Tawau (BMNH 1968.514-515); Bukit Padang, Kota Kinabalu (Matsui et al., 1985); Sepilok Forest Reserve (Hikida and Ota, 1987); Kenokok near Kiau, Mount Kinabalu (UMMZ 114748); Kiau, Mount Kinabalu (BMNH 1929.12.22.92-93); Bundu Tuan (UMMZ 114749; 82937-38); Kulapio River, Mount Kinabalu (UMMZ 82939-40); Poring Hot Springs (Malkmus, 1992; 1996); Sayap Substation, Mount Kinabalu, Kota Belud (SP 02671); ); also, Mount Kinabalu, without a more specific locality (Mocquard, 1890; based on BMNH 93.5.30.5; 94.6.30.21); Mendolong, Sipitang (SP 06161); vicinity of Sandakan (BMNH 95.9.11.14; CAS-SU 7586); Sandakan Bay (Lidth de Jeude, 1893; De Rooij, 1915: 163); Kampung Selagon, Beauford (SSM 527-28); Sabah Softwood Plantations, 75 km NW Tawau (ANSP 28656); Selamat Darat, Pulau Bahangbay (UKMS [at present UMS] Re. 402); Wak Wak, Banggi, Kudat (UKMS [at present UMS] Re. 391); Taman Pulau Tiga (Omar et al., 1984: 21, based on SP 06470); Kampung Kiau, Kota Belud (SP 06552); KALIMANTAN: Sintang, Banjarmasin, Samarinda (De Rooij, 1915: 163); Sintang, Smitau, Howong River (Lidth de Jeude, 1905); Buntok on the Barito River (BMNH 1910.1.12.5). In addition, “Sabah” (SSM 525 and 534); “British Borneo” (= Sabah) (ZRC 2.1818-1829) and “Borneo” (BMNH XV.93.1-5; 46.6.4.30).

Derivation: Latin for many-banded, in allusion to the many dark bands on the body.

 

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