Gehyra cf. barea Kopstein, 1926

Karin, Benjamin R., Stubbs, Alexander L., Arifin, Umilaela, Bloch, Luke M., Ramadhan, G., Iskandar, Djoko T., Arida, Evy, Reilly, Sean B., Kusnadi, Agus & Mcguire, Jimmy A., 2018, The herpetofauna of the Kei Islands (Maluku, Indonesia): Comprehensive report on new and historical collections, biogeographic patterns, conservation concerns, and an annotated checklist of species from Kei Kecil, Kei Besar, Tam, and Kur, Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 66, pp. 704-738 : 718

Gehyra cf. barea Kopstein, 1926

Type locality. Teun and Serua Islands , Maluku .

Distribution in the Kei Islands. All islands. We collected several specimens of this species from Kei Kecil, Tam, and Kur, and Roux (1910) collected it on Kei Besar.

Natural history. This species is found commonly on limestone rocks at night and also can be found on humanmade structures and human-impacted garden areas (known as “kebun” in Bahasa Indonesia).

Field identification. All species of Gehyra lack a claw on their innermost digit. Gehyra cf. barea is the largest of two species of Gehyra (SVL to 100 mm) in the Kei Islands and possesses grey skin that sits very loosely on the body and can easily slough off when handled. Ventral side and tail on Kei individuals are often cream or yellow in colour. Large fold of skin present along the sides of the throat, body and hindlimbs. Digits half webbed, innermost digit clawless.

Remarks. Here, we place previous records for Gehyra oceanica ( Lesson, 1830) and G. marginata Boulenger, 1887 together as Gehyra cf. barea , though it is possible that both are present in the Kei Islands. The species we collected is clearly part of the larger G. barea – G. baliola complex due to the presence of a notched rostral, widely separated nasals and partially-divided scansors ( Oliver et al., 2010).