Gekko monarchus Duméril & Bibron, 1836
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.194395 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6197924 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D087F8-FF9F-FF8A-AADD-F9D5FB75F8A1 |
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Plazi |
scientific name |
Gekko monarchus Duméril & Bibron, 1836 |
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Gekko monarchus Duméril & Bibron, 1836 View in CoL
Material examined. Two specimens, photographed, Bayur, Province of Sumatera Barat, elev. 480 m.
Taxonomic comments. Both specimens show a pattern and morphology typical of this species (see, for example, Manthey & Grossmann, 1997).
Distribution on Sumatra. Provinces of Aceh, Sumatera Utara, Sumatera Barat, Riau, Bengkulu, and Sumatera Selatan; also the islands of Bangka, Enggano, Nias, Simeulue and Mentawai Archipelago ( De Rooij, 1915).
Biology. A specimen was observed at day time in a bathroom. The other one was seen in a human house on the shore of Lake Maninjau, near a clutch of 7 eggs glued on a wall in a dark and wet room.
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