Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo
Teynié, Alexandre
David, Patrick
Ohler, Annemarie
Zootaxa
2010
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Dumeril & Bibron, 1836
Dumeril & Bibron
1836
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Reptilia
Gekkonidae
Gekko
Animalia
Squamata
12
13
Chordata
species
monarchus
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 ( DeRooij, 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 eggsglued on a wall in a dark and wet room.