Gehyra mutilata ( Wiegmann, 1834b )

Zijia, Hong, Anuar, Shahrul, Grismer, L. Lee & Quah, Evan S. H., 2021, Preliminary report on the herpetofaunal diversity of Batu Hampar Recreational Forest, Kedah, Malaysia, Check List 17 (3), pp. 791-814 : 800

Gehyra mutilata ( Wiegmann, 1834b)

Materials examined. MALAYSIA – Kedah • Batu Hampar Recreational Forest ; 05.1966°N, 100.5827°E; 40 m a.s.l.; 23.IX.2018; Evan S. H. Quah, Hong Zijia leg.; 1 ♂, USMHC 2463 , 1 ♀, USMHC 2464 .

Identification and natural history. One adult male ( USMHC 2463, SVL 56 mm, TL 45 mm) and one adult female ( USMHC 2464, SVL 55 mm, TL 42 mm) matched Das’s (2015) and Grismer’s (2011a, 2011b) diagnosis in having robust body; large head; naked tympanum;

vertical pupil; delicate skin; flattened tail that widens at base; large and flat scales on venter and tail; short and wide limbs; claw on inner digit absent; slightly webbed hands and feet; expanded subdigital lamellae; pale and translucent grey dorsum and pale pink venter. Both specimens were found on the walls of buildings in the area at night.