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Hemidactylus craspedotus MOCQUARD, 1890

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Higher TaxaGekkonidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards: geckos)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Mocquard's House Gecko, Frilled Gecko, Frilly House Gecko
G: Gesäumter Haftzeher 
SynonymHemidactylus craspedotus MOCQUARD 1890: 144
Hemidactylus craspedotus MOCQUARD 1890: 126
Mimetozoon floweri BOULENGER 1896
Mimetozoon craspedotus — SHELFORD 1901: 49
Mimetozoon craspedotus — BOULENGER 1912: 46
Mimetozoon craspedotus — DE ROOIJ 1915: 36
Platyurus craspedotus — TAYLOR 1963: 768
Cosymbotus craspedotus — KLUGE 1993
Cosymbotus craspedotus — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 216
Hemidactylus craspedotus — ZUG et al. 2007
Hemidactylus craspedotus — BAUER et al. 2010
Hemidactylus craspedotus — GRISMER & QUAH 2019 
DistributionW Malaysia (Penang, Perak; Pulau Pangkor, Selangor, Kepong: HR 32: 57, Pulau Tioman),
S Thailand (Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pattani, Trang),
Indonesia (Sumatra, N Borneo, Natuna islands), Singapore

Type locality: “nord de Bornéo” [Sabah]  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 1889.0297 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2180 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: Note that Cosymbotus platyurus has been renamed Hemidactylus platyurus by CARRANZA & ARNOLD. Mocquard described the same (new) species twice in two independent papers. 
References
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