Hemidactylus murrayi Gleadow, 1887

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 : 801

Hemidactylus murrayi Gleadow, 1887

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.; 2 ♀, USMHC 2465–2466 .

Identification and natural history. Two adult females ( USMHC 2465, SVL 60 mm, TL 74 mm; USMHC 2466, SVL 51 mm, TL 47 mm) matched Gleadow’s (1887) and Lajmi et al.’s (2016) diagnosis in having a concaved forehead; verticle pupil; 10–12 supralabials; 9–10 infralabials; small granular scales and tubercles on dorsal surface; median groove on dorsal surface of tail; spine-like tubercles on each side of tail, which decrease in number and size towards the tip; enlarged subcaudal scales; scattered keeled tubercles on limbs; moderately dilated digits; well-developed first digits; 7–9 lamellae under Toe IV; grey dorsum with several dark bands and white venter. Both specimens were found on the walls of buildings at night.